Autism One

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In a message dated 30/05/2005 19:08:51 GMT Daylight Time, MandiRodwell writes:

In a message dated 30/05/2005 18:26:17 GMT Daylight Time, tacanow@... writes:

Ditto my extreme disappointment about Dr Buttar.I had no questions in my mind regarding why he has not been invited to speak at more conferences - like DAN and others. Sometimes being a little politically correct to be invited to the party can go a long way to get your point across and your treatment protocol more noticed.Now - he was very entertaining. But all I got from his presentation was that he was right and everyone was wrong and to trust him on that.If he only did the following:1) Here are the thousands of data points I have (he mentioned this in his presentation) in A GRAPH demonstrating the effects of TD DMPS. I would be happy to help him here. Excel would do a fabulous job creating a few important graphs to demonstrate why his treatment for chelating works. This was a sorely lacking item from his presentation. Any other provider of treatments had this going on in spades during their presentations. It is pretty standard.2) Describe WHY TD DMPS is better than any other chelator (and then why his version is best) vs tell us don't call our office if YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG (what am I doing wrong?) Some slides describing DMSA and other chelators and comparing them to DMPS would be very appropriate for this crowd.3) And be respectful of time. He went over 35 or more (it felt longer to me) minutes into Dr Wakefield's presentation. I truly hope he apologized to Dr Wakefield for this. In addition his editorial (albeit entertaining) on his anger of the autism and medical community could have been cut down. I started rocking in my chair and I don't have a diagnosis. Conferences need to stay on time and every presentor knows what their time slot is, wear a watch and be close to it. It was disappointment because he has done much better presentations in the past. Yes, we all have bad days. But in the other presentations he has done locally he had a smaller crowd. And many more professionals in the autism community were there. If it was me I would have spent more time proving his point vs complaining about his life.I was extremely disappointed. I truly feel he did more to hurt his credibility and potential wonderful work by this weekends event.(Please note: You may love the man and love what he is doing for his son and other children but -- you have to be ready to sustantiate your points and play nice in the already nice autism community sand box.)Just one chicks opinion, A jeffs mom

In a message dated 30/05/2005 18:26:17 GMT Daylight Time, tacanow@... writes:

Ditto my extreme disappointment about Dr Buttar.I had no questions in my mind regarding why he has not been invited to speak at more conferences - like DAN and others. Sometimes being a little politically correct to be invited to the party can go a long way to get your point across and your treatment protocol more noticed.Now - he was very entertaining. But all I got from his presentation was that he was right and everyone was wrong and to trust him on that.If he only did the following:1) Here are the thousands of data points I have (he mentioned this in his presentation) in A GRAPH demonstrating the effects of TD DMPS. I would be happy to help him here. Excel would do a fabulous job creating a few important graphs to demonstrate why his treatment for chelating works. This was a sorely lacking item from his presentation. Any other provider of treatments had this going on in spades during their presentations. It is pretty standard.2) Describe WHY TD DMPS is better than any other chelator (and then why his version is best) vs tell us don't call our office if YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG (what am I doing wrong?) Some slides describing DMSA and other chelators and comparing them to DMPS would be very appropriate for this crowd.3) And be respectful of time. He went over 35 or more (it felt longer to me) minutes into Dr Wakefield's presentation. I truly hope he apologized to Dr Wakefield for this. In addition his editorial (albeit entertaining) on his anger of the autism and medical community could have been cut down. I started rocking in my chair and I don't have a diagnosis. Conferences need to stay on time and every presentor knows what their time slot is, wear a watch and be close to it. It was disappointment because he has done much better presentations in the past. Yes, we all have bad days. But in the other presentations he has done locally he had a smaller crowd. And many more professionals in the autism community were there. If it was me I would have spent more time proving his point vs complaining about his life.I was extremely disappointed. I truly feel he did more to hurt his credibility and potential wonderful work by this weekends event.(Please note: You may love the man and love what he is doing for his son and other children but -- you have to be ready to sustantiate your points and play nice in the already nice autism community sand box.)Just one chicks opinion, A jeffs mom

Ditto my extreme disappointment about Dr Buttar.

I had no questions in my mind regarding why he has not been invited

to speak at more conferences - like DAN and others. Sometimes being

a little politically correct to be invited to the party can go a

long way to get your point across and your treatment protocol more

noticed.

Now - he was very entertaining. But all I got from his presentation

was that he was right and everyone was wrong and to trust him on

that.

If he only did the following:

1) Here are the thousands of data points I have (he mentioned this

in his presentation) in A GRAPH demonstrating the effects of TD

DMPS. I would be happy to help him here. Excel would do a fabulous

job creating a few important graphs to demonstrate why his treatment

for chelating works. This was a sorely lacking item from his

presentation. Any other provider of treatments had this going on in

spades during their presentations. It is pretty standard.

2) Describe WHY TD DMPS is better than any other chelator (and then

why his version is best) vs tell us don't call our office if YOU ARE

DOING IT WRONG (what am I doing wrong?) Some slides describing DMSA

and other chelators and comparing them to DMPS would be very

appropriate for this crowd.

3) And be respectful of time. He went over 35 or more (it felt

longer to me) minutes into Dr Wakefield's presentation. I truly hope

he apologized to Dr Wakefield for this. In addition his editorial

(albeit entertaining) on his anger of the autism and medical

community could have been cut down. I started rocking in my chair

and I don't have a diagnosis. Conferences need to stay on time and

every presentor knows what their time slot is, wear a watch and be

close to it.

It was disappointment because he has done much better presentations

in the past. Yes, we all have bad days. But in the other

presentations he has done locally he had a smaller crowd. And many

more professionals in the autism community were there. If it was me

I would have spent more time proving his point vs complaining about

his life.

I was extremely disappointed. I truly feel he did more to hurt his

credibility and potential wonderful work by this weekends event.

(Please note: You may love the man and love what he is doing for his

son and other children but -- you have to be ready to sustantiate

your points and play nice in the already nice autism community sand

box.)

Just one chicks opinion,

A jeffs mom

> > Hi...I attended yesterday and for the dinner last night. Very

> good

> > job! Boyd Haley was fantastic...and so eternally determined to

> help

> > get our kids better. He wants to get a new chelator in use, as

he

> > said DMSA and DMPS are 60 years old. He went into the

scientific

> > picture of how...but getting it approved by FDA could be

> long...but

> > he is an optimist...and so am I. I was a bit confused about

> Buttar's

> > presentation..and not that it was too technical, as it was just

> the

> > opposite. He talked 95% about his reactions/feelings to

> criticisms,

> > his life, his son, his feelings about God...and " the

circle " ...and

> > the rest on how the power point was taking too long. I was

> > disappointed. K (are you on that beach yet) was

> wonderful!!

> > He spoke with passion and determination about getting the word

> > out,,and how this has changed his life,and how he is ready " to

> take

> > the gloves off for any debates " ...lots of applause and

> appreciation

> > from the audience...and FAIR and EOH DAy were equally

applauded!

> > The ads that FAIR showed regarding Bush and his promise (now

> broken)

> > to get thimerosal out, were the BEST!! The message on each

> > one ..... " it is stupid to put mercury in children " ......I can't

do

> > justice to them but hopefully they will be up soon on the

> > web.....I'm probably forgetting a million things but stayed out

a

> > bit late and am a bit foggy today. Anyone else, feel free to

add

> > more....

[Guest guest]

I will post the link as soon as I can get it up on the web, hopefully

tomorrow. I know that they audio taped my talk as well.

Mark Schauss, MBA, DB

www.carbonbased.com

[ ] Re: Autism One

> One problem I have here is that Dr. Megson isn't up on the research

>on the environmental toxin phthalic acid and its metabolites. They

>interfere with testosterone and may be one of the problems facing >

male children. My talk at Autism One spoke to it.

- Mark are you going to post your Autism One talk?

Steve

=======================================================

[Guest guest]

,

I totally agree about Buttar. I wish he had spent less time

complaining about everyone taking up his time and spent more time on

the science. As a result of his poorly-organized presentation, as

you will remember, Andy Wakefield started too late for me to be able

to see his entire presenation. It was so nice to be able to meet

you! (and everyone else) Last weekend was such a treat. Oh well,

now back to the laundry...

-

In EOHarm , " redhead60707 " <redhead60707@y...> wrote:

> Hi...I attended yesterday and for the dinner last night. Very

good

> job! Boyd Haley was fantastic...and so eternally determined to

help

> get our kids better. He wants to get a new chelator in use, as he

> said DMSA and DMPS are 60 years old. He went into the scientific

> picture of how...but getting it approved by FDA could be

long...but

> he is an optimist...and so am I. I was a bit confused about

Buttar's

> presentation..and not that it was too technical, as it was just

the

> opposite. He talked 95% about his reactions/feelings to

criticisms,

> his life, his son, his feelings about God...and " the circle " ...and

> the rest on how the power point was taking too long. I was

> disappointed. K (are you on that beach yet) was

wonderful!!

> He spoke with passion and determination about getting the word

> out,,and how this has changed his life,and how he is ready " to

take

> the gloves off for any debates " ...lots of applause and

appreciation

> from the audience...and FAIR and EOH DAy were equally applauded!

> The ads that FAIR showed regarding Bush and his promise (now

broken)

> to get thimerosal out, were the BEST!! The message on each

> one ..... " it is stupid to put mercury in children " ......I can't do

> justice to them but hopefully they will be up soon on the

> web.....I'm probably forgetting a million things but stayed out a

> bit late and am a bit foggy today. Anyone else, feel free to add

> more....

[Guest guest]

on 5/30/05 9:07 AM, christinablakey at gunkville@... wrote:

,

I totally agree about Buttar. I wish he had spent less time

complaining about everyone taking up his time and spent more time on

the science. As a result of his poorly-organized presentation, as

you will remember, Andy Wakefield started too late for me to be able

to see his entire presenation. It was so nice to be able to meet

you! (and everyone else) Last weekend was such a treat. Oh well,

now back to the laundry...

-

http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/stoddard.php

I found this if you want some of the science. I think it's from last year.

Click the link above to read the whole thing....

> An overview of Dr. Buttar's Presentation at Autism One from Steve Stoddard:

>

> If everyone has not read Dr. Buttar's Congressional Testimony, I

> really recommend it.

> " AUTISM : The MISDIAGNOSIS of Our Future Generations "

>

> I have studied and restudied my notes and slides today and then I looked back

> at this title and I was suddenly stuck by what he really is saying. Dr.

> Buttar, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, is saying

> there is no such thing as Autism. He is going WAY beyond " Autism - a Novel

> Form of Mercury Poisoning " and saying that the hypothesis is proven and this

> should essentially be called Autistic Spectrum POISONING or just Mercury

> Poisoning.

-

[Guest guest]

Hey ! It was so nice to meet you and your husband! I did

catch most of Andy Wakefields presentation and it was so well

done...as usual!! I think Meg has every issue mentioned by each

presenter I saw, which is why she has been so hard to treat...BUT so

many more pieces of the puzzle are being connected that I feel

encouraged that we will, especially with Dr. Usman on board, get Meg

better. I met a mom, Kathleen, whose son is in his 20's and he

responded and made some gains with chelation and she was so

encouraging and hopeful...and I guess this is what it's all

about...hope for our children!! And...yes laundry..and I have a

cold...back to " life " ....All my best..

In EOHarm , " christinablakey " <gunkville@s...> wrote:

> ,

> I totally agree about Buttar. I wish he had spent less time

> complaining about everyone taking up his time and spent more time

on

> the science. As a result of his poorly-organized presentation, as

> you will remember, Andy Wakefield started too late for me to be

able

> to see his entire presenation. It was so nice to be able to meet

> you! (and everyone else) Last weekend was such a treat. Oh well,

> now back to the laundry...

> -

>

> In EOHarm , " redhead60707 " <redhead60707@y...>

wrote:

> > Hi...I attended yesterday and for the dinner last night. Very

> good

> > job! Boyd Haley was fantastic...and so eternally determined to

> help

> > get our kids better. He wants to get a new chelator in use, as

he

> > said DMSA and DMPS are 60 years old. He went into the

scientific

> > picture of how...but getting it approved by FDA could be

> long...but

> > he is an optimist...and so am I. I was a bit confused about

> Buttar's

> > presentation..and not that it was too technical, as it was just

> the

> > opposite. He talked 95% about his reactions/feelings to

> criticisms,

> > his life, his son, his feelings about God...and " the

circle " ...and

> > the rest on how the power point was taking too long. I was

> > disappointed. K (are you on that beach yet) was

> wonderful!!

> > He spoke with passion and determination about getting the word

> > out,,and how this has changed his life,and how he is ready " to

> take

> > the gloves off for any debates " ...lots of applause and

> appreciation

> > from the audience...and FAIR and EOH DAy were equally

applauded!

> > The ads that FAIR showed regarding Bush and his promise (now

> broken)

> > to get thimerosal out, were the BEST!! The message on each

> > one ..... " it is stupid to put mercury in children " ......I can't

do

> > justice to them but hopefully they will be up soon on the

> > web.....I'm probably forgetting a million things but stayed out

a

> > bit late and am a bit foggy today. Anyone else, feel free to

add

> > more....

[Guest guest]

Ditto my extreme disappointment about Dr Buttar.

I had no questions in my mind regarding why he has not been invited

to speak at more conferences - like DAN and others. Sometimes being

a little politically correct to be invited to the party can go a

long way to get your point across and your treatment protocol more

noticed.

Now - he was very entertaining. But all I got from his presentation

was that he was right and everyone was wrong and to trust him on

that.

If he only did the following:

1) Here are the thousands of data points I have (he mentioned this

in his presentation) in A GRAPH demonstrating the effects of TD

DMPS. I would be happy to help him here. Excel would do a fabulous

job creating a few important graphs to demonstrate why his treatment

for chelating works. This was a sorely lacking item from his

presentation. Any other provider of treatments had this going on in

spades during their presentations. It is pretty standard.

2) Describe WHY TD DMPS is better than any other chelator (and then

why his version is best) vs tell us don't call our office if YOU ARE

DOING IT WRONG (what am I doing wrong?) Some slides describing DMSA

and other chelators and comparing them to DMPS would be very

appropriate for this crowd.

3) And be respectful of time. He went over 35 or more (it felt

longer to me) minutes into Dr Wakefield's presentation. I truly hope

he apologized to Dr Wakefield for this. In addition his editorial

(albeit entertaining) on his anger of the autism and medical

community could have been cut down. I started rocking in my chair

and I don't have a diagnosis. Conferences need to stay on time and

every presentor knows what their time slot is, wear a watch and be

close to it.

It was disappointment because he has done much better presentations

in the past. Yes, we all have bad days. But in the other

presentations he has done locally he had a smaller crowd. And many

more professionals in the autism community were there. If it was me

I would have spent more time proving his point vs complaining about

his life.

I was extremely disappointed. I truly feel he did more to hurt his

credibility and potential wonderful work by this weekends event.

(Please note: You may love the man and love what he is doing for his

son and other children but -- you have to be ready to sustantiate

your points and play nice in the already nice autism community sand

box.)

Just one chicks opinion,

A jeffs mom

> > Hi...I attended yesterday and for the dinner last night. Very

> good

> > job! Boyd Haley was fantastic...and so eternally determined to

> help

> > get our kids better. He wants to get a new chelator in use, as

he

> > said DMSA and DMPS are 60 years old. He went into the

scientific

> > picture of how...but getting it approved by FDA could be

> long...but

> > he is an optimist...and so am I. I was a bit confused about

> Buttar's

> > presentation..and not that it was too technical, as it was just

> the

> > opposite. He talked 95% about his reactions/feelings to

> criticisms,

> > his life, his son, his feelings about God...and " the

circle " ...and

> > the rest on how the power point was taking too long. I was

> > disappointed. K (are you on that beach yet) was

> wonderful!!

> > He spoke with passion and determination about getting the word

> > out,,and how this has changed his life,and how he is ready " to

> take

> > the gloves off for any debates " ...lots of applause and

> appreciation

> > from the audience...and FAIR and EOH DAy were equally

applauded!

> > The ads that FAIR showed regarding Bush and his promise (now

> broken)

> > to get thimerosal out, were the BEST!! The message on each

> > one ..... " it is stupid to put mercury in children " ......I can't

do

> > justice to them but hopefully they will be up soon on the

> > web.....I'm probably forgetting a million things but stayed out

a

> > bit late and am a bit foggy today. Anyone else, feel free to

add

> > more....

[Guest guest]

...You summed it up nicely...especially the sandbox! Buttar

seems like a very spiritual person...yet most were there to hear

data/facts..but instead it felt like a 12-step meeting for

frustrated Autism Providers....Thanks.

In EOHarm , " lisa_ackerman00 " <tacanow@c...> wrote:

> Ditto my extreme disappointment about Dr Buttar.

>

> I had no questions in my mind regarding why he has not been

invited

> to speak at more conferences - like DAN and others. Sometimes

being

> a little politically correct to be invited to the party can go a

> long way to get your point across and your treatment protocol more

> noticed.

>

> Now - he was very entertaining. But all I got from his

presentation

> was that he was right and everyone was wrong and to trust him on

> that.

>

> If he only did the following:

>

> 1) Here are the thousands of data points I have (he mentioned this

> in his presentation) in A GRAPH demonstrating the effects of TD

> DMPS. I would be happy to help him here. Excel would do a fabulous

> job creating a few important graphs to demonstrate why his

treatment

> for chelating works. This was a sorely lacking item from his

> presentation. Any other provider of treatments had this going on

in

> spades during their presentations. It is pretty standard.

>

> 2) Describe WHY TD DMPS is better than any other chelator (and

then

> why his version is best) vs tell us don't call our office if YOU

ARE

> DOING IT WRONG (what am I doing wrong?) Some slides describing

DMSA

> and other chelators and comparing them to DMPS would be very

> appropriate for this crowd.

>

> 3) And be respectful of time. He went over 35 or more (it felt

> longer to me) minutes into Dr Wakefield's presentation. I truly

hope

> he apologized to Dr Wakefield for this. In addition his editorial

> (albeit entertaining) on his anger of the autism and medical

> community could have been cut down. I started rocking in my chair

> and I don't have a diagnosis. Conferences need to stay on time and

> every presentor knows what their time slot is, wear a watch and be

> close to it.

>

> It was disappointment because he has done much better

presentations

> in the past. Yes, we all have bad days. But in the other

> presentations he has done locally he had a smaller crowd. And many

> more professionals in the autism community were there. If it was

me

> I would have spent more time proving his point vs complaining

about

> his life.

>

> I was extremely disappointed. I truly feel he did more to hurt

his

> credibility and potential wonderful work by this weekends event.

>

> (Please note: You may love the man and love what he is doing for

his

> son and other children but -- you have to be ready to sustantiate

> your points and play nice in the already nice autism community

sand

> box.)

>

> Just one chicks opinion,

> A jeffs mom

>

>

>

> > > Hi...I attended yesterday and for the dinner last night. Very

> > good

> > > job! Boyd Haley was fantastic...and so eternally determined

to

> > help

> > > get our kids better. He wants to get a new chelator in use,

as

> he

> > > said DMSA and DMPS are 60 years old. He went into the

> scientific

> > > picture of how...but getting it approved by FDA could be

> > long...but

> > > he is an optimist...and so am I. I was a bit confused about

> > Buttar's

> > > presentation..and not that it was too technical, as it was

just

> > the

> > > opposite. He talked 95% about his reactions/feelings to

> > criticisms,

> > > his life, his son, his feelings about God...and " the

> circle " ...and

> > > the rest on how the power point was taking too long. I was

> > > disappointed. K (are you on that beach yet) was

> > wonderful!!

> > > He spoke with passion and determination about getting the word

> > > out,,and how this has changed his life,and how he is ready " to

> > take

> > > the gloves off for any debates " ...lots of applause and

> > appreciation

> > > from the audience...and FAIR and EOH DAy were equally

> applauded!

> > > The ads that FAIR showed regarding Bush and his promise (now

> > broken)

> > > to get thimerosal out, were the BEST!! The message on each

> > > one ..... " it is stupid to put mercury in children " ......I

can't

> do

> > > justice to them but hopefully they will be up soon on the

> > > web.....I'm probably forgetting a million things but stayed

out

> a

> > > bit late and am a bit foggy today. Anyone else, feel free to

> add

> > > more....

[Guest guest]

...You summed it up nicely...especially the sandbox! Buttar

seems like a very spiritual person...yet most were there to hear

data/facts..but instead it felt like a 12-step meeting for

frustrated Autism Providers....Thanks.

In EOHarm , " lisa_ackerman00 " <tacanow@c...> wrote:

> Ditto my extreme disappointment about Dr Buttar.

>

> I had no questions in my mind regarding why he has not been

invited

> to speak at more conferences - like DAN and others. Sometimes

being

> a little politically correct to be invited to the party can go a

> long way to get your point across and your treatment protocol more

> noticed.

>

> Now - he was very entertaining. But all I got from his

presentation

> was that he was right and everyone was wrong and to trust him on

> that.

>

> If he only did the following:

>

> 1) Here are the thousands of data points I have (he mentioned this

> in his presentation) in A GRAPH demonstrating the effects of TD

> DMPS. I would be happy to help him here. Excel would do a fabulous

> job creating a few important graphs to demonstrate why his

treatment

> for chelating works. This was a sorely lacking item from his

> presentation. Any other provider of treatments had this going on

in

> spades during their presentations. It is pretty standard.

>

> 2) Describe WHY TD DMPS is better than any other chelator (and

then

> why his version is best) vs tell us don't call our office if YOU

ARE

> DOING IT WRONG (what am I doing wrong?) Some slides describing

DMSA

> and other chelators and comparing them to DMPS would be very

> appropriate for this crowd.

>

> 3) And be respectful of time. He went over 35 or more (it felt

> longer to me) minutes into Dr Wakefield's presentation. I truly

hope

> he apologized to Dr Wakefield for this. In addition his editorial

> (albeit entertaining) on his anger of the autism and medical

> community could have been cut down. I started rocking in my chair

> and I don't have a diagnosis. Conferences need to stay on time and

> every presentor knows what their time slot is, wear a watch and be

> close to it.

>

> It was disappointment because he has done much better

presentations

> in the past. Yes, we all have bad days. But in the other

> presentations he has done locally he had a smaller crowd. And many

> more professionals in the autism community were there. If it was

me

> I would have spent more time proving his point vs complaining

about

> his life.

>

> I was extremely disappointed. I truly feel he did more to hurt

his

> credibility and potential wonderful work by this weekends event.

>

> (Please note: You may love the man and love what he is doing for

his

> son and other children but -- you have to be ready to sustantiate

> your points and play nice in the already nice autism community

sand

> box.)

>

> Just one chicks opinion,

> A jeffs mom

>

>

>

> > > Hi...I attended yesterday and for the dinner last night. Very

> > good

> > > job! Boyd Haley was fantastic...and so eternally determined

to

> > help

> > > get our kids better. He wants to get a new chelator in use,

as

> he

> > > said DMSA and DMPS are 60 years old. He went into the

> scientific

> > > picture of how...but getting it approved by FDA could be

> > long...but

> > > he is an optimist...and so am I. I was a bit confused about

> > Buttar's

> > > presentation..and not that it was too technical, as it was

just

> > the

> > > opposite. He talked 95% about his reactions/feelings to

> > criticisms,

> > > his life, his son, his feelings about God...and " the

> circle " ...and

> > > the rest on how the power point was taking too long. I was

> > > disappointed. K (are you on that beach yet) was

> > wonderful!!

> > > He spoke with passion and determination about getting the word

> > > out,,and how this has changed his life,and how he is ready " to

> > take

> > > the gloves off for any debates " ...lots of applause and

> > appreciation

> > > from the audience...and FAIR and EOH DAy were equally

> applauded!

> > > The ads that FAIR showed regarding Bush and his promise (now

> > broken)

> > > to get thimerosal out, were the BEST!! The message on each

> > > one ..... " it is stupid to put mercury in children " ......I

can't

> do

> > > justice to them but hopefully they will be up soon on the

> > > web.....I'm probably forgetting a million things but stayed

out

> a

> > > bit late and am a bit foggy today. Anyone else, feel free to

> add

> > > more....

[Guest guest]

maybe you should e-mail him w/your suggestions.lisa_ackerman00 <tacanow@...> wrote:

Ditto my extreme disappointment about Dr Buttar.I had no questions in my mind regarding why he has not been invited to speak at more conferences - like DAN and others. Sometimes being a little politically correct to be invited to the party can go a long way to get your point across and your treatment protocol more noticed.Now - he was very entertaining. But all I got from his presentation was that he was right and everyone was wrong and to trust him on that.If he only did the following:1) Here are the thousands of data points I have (he mentioned this in his presentation) in A GRAPH demonstrating the effects of TD DMPS. I would be happy to help him here. Excel would do a fabulous job creating a few important graphs to demonstrate why his treatment for chelating works. This was a sorely lacking item from

his presentation. Any other provider of treatments had this going on in spades during their presentations. It is pretty standard.2) Describe WHY TD DMPS is better than any other chelator (and then why his version is best) vs tell us don't call our office if YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG (what am I doing wrong?) Some slides describing DMSA and other chelators and comparing them to DMPS would be very appropriate for this crowd.3) And be respectful of time. He went over 35 or more (it felt longer to me) minutes into Dr Wakefield's presentation. I truly hope he apologized to Dr Wakefield for this. In addition his editorial (albeit entertaining) on his anger of the autism and medical community could have been cut down. I started rocking in my chair and I don't have a diagnosis. Conferences need to stay on time and every presentor knows what their time slot is, wear a watch and be close to it. It was disappointment

because he has done much better presentations in the past. Yes, we all have bad days. But in the other presentations he has done locally he had a smaller crowd. And many more professionals in the autism community were there. If it was me I would have spent more time proving his point vs complaining about his life.I was extremely disappointed. I truly feel he did more to hurt his credibility and potential wonderful work by this weekends event.(Please note: You may love the man and love what he is doing for his son and other children but -- you have to be ready to sustantiate your points and play nice in the already nice autism community sand box.)Just one chicks opinion, A jeffs mom> > Hi...I attended yesterday and for the dinner last night. Very > good > > job! Boyd Haley was fantastic...and so eternally determined to > help > > get our kids better. He wants to get a new chelator in use, as he > > said DMSA and DMPS are 60 years old. He went into the scientific > > picture of how...but getting it approved by FDA could be > long...but > >

he is an optimist...and so am I. I was a bit confused about > Buttar's > > presentation..and not that it was too technical, as it was just > the > > opposite. He talked 95% about his reactions/feelings to > criticisms, > > his life, his son, his feelings about God...and "the circle"...and > > the rest on how the power point was taking too long. I was > > disappointed. K (are you on that beach yet) was > wonderful!! > > He spoke with passion and determination about getting the word > > out,,and how this has changed his life,and how he is ready "to > take > > the gloves off for any debates"...lots of applause and > appreciation > > from the audience...and FAIR and EOH DAy were equally applauded! > > The ads that FAIR showed regarding Bush and his promise (now > broken) > > to get

thimerosal out, were the BEST!! The message on each > > one ....."it is stupid to put mercury in children"......I can't do > > justice to them but hopefully they will be up soon on the > > web.....I'm probably forgetting a million things but stayed out a > > bit late and am a bit foggy today. Anyone else, feel free to add > > more....__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Perhaps some of you have already received this email posting from Autism One. For those who are not on their mailing list, I wanted to share what Ed Arranga had to write about the "exnominated groups". AasaNote: forwarded message attached.

Monday, January 2, 2006

Dear Friends and Colleagues -

Birt

1956 - 2005

We lost a friend. Liz Birt, mother to , , and , board member of Safe Minds, A-Champ, and NAA died in a car accident. We commemorate a friend today. A woman of courage, vision, who lived to save her son, is gone. Our heart aches. We mourn her passing and celebrate her life.

Her incandescent life shines on. In life my children, in death my children, a mother’s love is never gone. Liz’s commitment to all our children lightens our souls and tempers our grieve.

Liz is Home – At Peace – In God. We pray for Liz. We pray for her family. We pray for ourselves. We lost a friend and the world is less.

Please visit here to learn more about Liz’s life and work.

Autism One 2006 Conference

Autism One 2006 is being held Wednesday, May 24 – Sunday, May 28, at the Westin O’Hare Hotel.

We are pleased to be making a number of changes to help provide a better learning environment. We believe the learning curve is too steep. One of the major reasons is parents are not provided enough one-on-one time to thoroughly explore issues and get answers to their specific questions.

This year we are introducing Workshops & Roundtables. They allow for much more in-depth explanation. Presentations tend to be abstract. Parents are left with the task of deciphering the general into the specific. The Workshops & Roundtables are less formal and hands-on to provide immediate answers.

We are also pleased to be adding a fifth day, a fifth track, and a day devoted to First Responders. The fifth day, Wednesday, May 24 is Family Health. Our families are suffering. Our children are diagnosed, while in the interim our undiagnosed families suffer in silence. Families need help to survive and prosper. The fifth track, Adolescence and Adulthood, is about understanding our children’s needs now and in the future and building the bridges they will need to succeed. First Responders Day is critically important. As our children enter society their exposure to potentially explosive situations increases dramatically. Behaviors which may seem harmless in a child are often viewed with alarm by the public. We will train first responders to react appropriately when dealing with individuals with autism.

The Mentor Moms are back this time with some mentor Dads. The Mentor Parents are a wonderful resource to help guide you through the conference, answer you questions, and helping you understand the big picture. They have “been there done that.” Thanks to Ackerman and TACA for providing the parent mentors.

We have much more to announce and will be bringing you updates over the coming months.

Words Win Wars

-- “To write or speak is to communicate. To communicate is to share meanings, make them ‘common’ to all participants in the discourse. (The etymological root of communication means ‘common.’)” – Robin Lakoff

Why do mass media, mainstream medicine, federal agencies, along with the U.S. Congress and countless others refuse to honestly analyze the evidence that points to a possible autism treatment connection? Why do the same groups discount, out-of-hand, recovered children?

What we are witnessing and are actively engaged in is a struggle of utmost importance now and for the future. The context question is: Who speaks for autism? Who defines autism? Who are our meaning-makers?

Frames offers a tool to help our community analyze and better understand what we are up against, while providing possible strategies to pursue.

Frames

In the early twentieth century, academicians began taking a deeper look at language. J. L. Austin (1911 – 1960) developed much of the current theory of speech acts (a speech act is best described as, " in saying something, we do something, " for instance a minister says, " I now pronounce you husband and wife " ).

In the 1970s cognitive theorists drawing on the work of Austin and other linguistic philosophers developed the concept of frames as another way of looking at how language and experience affect each other, that is, where a frame is “a structure of expectation.” More formally a frame is “a body of knowledge that is evoked in order to provide an inferential base for the understanding of an utterance.” (Levinson 1983)

Frames are “restaurants,” “classrooms,” or “autism.” Each frame brings certain types of utterances that we recognize based upon our recognition we are operating in certain frames.

According to Dr. Robin Lakoff “The common sense of an idea is determined by its fit within a frame currently accepted by a majority of influential people. Once an idea becomes common sense, included in a generally accepted frame, it becomes very resistant to change. Other ideas accrete around it, lending it credibility and making its abandonment even more disturbing.”

Frames are the “glue” holding cultures together. They are the hidden assumptions in every communication. When frames shift or participants do not agree on the frames involved in interactions, communication breaks down and tensions increase. When frames shift abruptly people feel a sense of hopelessness.

Frames and Exnomination

Individuals’ frames come into focus as they develop and respond to clues and expectations of a culture. The frames help provide cues to move from one frame to the next. What may be acceptable in a restaurant may not be in a church.

According to Professor Lakoff, “Language always comes with what is called ‘framing.’ Every word is defined relative to a conceptual framework.”

The creation of frames is not a purely innocent process of accretion over time as words become associated with certain frames. Groups often unconsciously attempt to create frames.

By far the most dangerous and manipulative creation of frames involves exnomination. Exnomination is the way in which dominant social groups avoid identification when creating frames. There are no fingerprints so to speak.

Exnomination is where culture is declared synonymous with nature, where inevitability is assumed, where there is no need to contest, where normality is a given. Exnomination is the purposeful failure to name one's own class or political position when speaking from a position. It is an invisible hand of “purpose.”

Exnominated groups are normalized. They just are. Their rules are the rules. Their norms are experienced as the evident laws of a natural order. Exnominated groups marginalize opposing ideas from their exnominated positions.

For example, Will and Peggy Noonan write from exnominated positions, identifying themselves as speaking for “The People,” while simultaneously failing to note they are both from privileged backgrounds. Will and Peggy Noonan are exnominating experts who would like you to believe their views are “our” views, and if not, you just don’t get it. Will and Noonan, in fact, do not speak for the majority of Americans - they speak for a cadre of privileged America.

Successful Framing

Professor Lakoff states, “Conservatives have spent decades defining their ideas, carefully choosing the language with which to present them, and building an infrastructure to communicate them. Their work has paid off: by dictating the terms of national debate, conservatives have put progressives firmly on the defensive.”

“Conservative think tanks,” according to Lakoff, “have framed virtually every issue from their perspective. They have put a huge amount of money into creating the language for their worldview and getting it out there. Progressives have done virtually nothing.”

Furthermore, Lakoff contends, “conservatives are better at framing the issues because they've put billions of dollars into it. Over the last 30 years their think tanks have made a heavy investment in ideas and in language. In 1970, [supreme Court Justice] wrote a fateful memo to the National Chamber of Commerce saying that all of our best students are becoming anti-business because of the Vietnam War, and that we needed to do something about it. 's agenda included getting wealthy conservatives to set up professorships, setting up institutes on and off campus where intellectuals would write books from a conservative business perspective, and setting up think tanks. He outlined the whole thing in 1970. They set up the Heritage Foundation in 1973, and the Manhattan Institute after that. [There are many others, including the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institute at Stanford, which date from the 1940s.]”

Definitions and Marked Groups

We have known for decades definition is not a neutral act, but may be used with the explicit idea of giving more power and legitimacy to those who already have enough to control the connection between word and definition.

Definitions have always been the means by which we construct and analyze reality. As J. L. Austin points out, " Language is equivalent to action. " According to Dr. Robin Lakoff, “The struggle to define words and create frames is in large measure a struggle over much of our reality. Since so much of our cognitive capacity is achieved via language, control of language – the determination of what words mean, who can use what language to what effect in which settings – is power.”

As previously discussed, exnominated ideas take on the idea of “neutral” or “status quo.” Robin Lakoff says, “They (exnominated groups) don’t have to make the case that their side is reasonable, or socially responsible, or normal: that’s a given. But the other side has to argue that change – the move away from the familiar and the comfortable, out of frame and toward the marked, is worth the cognitive and social fragmentation that it necessarily entails; a much more difficult argument to make because it forces participants to venture onto unfamiliar and shifting ground.”

Exnominated Attacks

Exnominated groups deny subordinate classes or gender positions or interests of their own. Exnominated positions are self-serving and are not grounded in a greater good. When challenged, exnominated groups cannot turn up the light, so they turn up the heat (attack).

One might think that groups who do not wish to be identified would refrain from personal attacks, but the construction and control of narratives requires marginalizing opponents -- while serving as a reminder to those who would be foolish enough to question the sovereignty of the status quo. (The continued attacks against Dr. Wakefield are examples.)

Their power relies on established frames of public acceptance with ready access to bully pulpits to smear opponents. A favorite tactic of exnominated groups to repulse potential supporters of marked groups is to describe marked groups with words that depict physically unpleasant characteristics, for example, by using words such as “shrill,” “strident,” and “whine.” When a group is described as such readers, feel a subliminal need to put space between themselves and the awful noise, to distance themselves from marked groups. (“Desperate” is the favorite exnominated adjective when attacking the autism community. “Desperate” isn’t a characteristic meant to instill feelings of competence; “desperate” is a quality meant to evoke thoughts of “reckless” and “extreme.”)

Another favorite exnominated tactic is to suggest marked groups are self-pitying, all-blaming, victim-loving wannabes who would like nothing better than to join the cult of victimization. Denying marked groups their authentic grievances by painting them as self-styled victims minimizes real issues, and again distances potential supporters who shy away from self-suffering “spectacles.”

By continued rhetorical attacks exnominated groups invoke the idea that their (us) ideas are neutral and apolitical, those others’ (them) dangerous and political. Laffe states “That assumption is reinforced by a vocabulary that the program of the other side (marked groups) is divisive and hostile to us (exnominated groups).” (This is used with great drama and effect by the status quo when suggesting that autism groups, in the search for potential causes, would be responsible for any future epidemics of diseases for which vaccines currently exist, due to potentially undermining the public’s confidence in the vaccine program.)

The Future

Lakoff states, “The continued belief in the old presuppositions and the discourse options they permit is possible so long as exnomination is not recognized, and especially so long as it is not contested. But the language war is being fought over just these issues: who must be named, who can choose whose names and what meanings. The demand that the exnominate ‘neutrals’ acknowledge their active role and political status goes along with the ability of formerly speechless groups to demand that their own language choices be accorded equal status with the conventional ones. The fact that the official namers are themselves no longer invisible, exnominated, or unnamed means that their linguistic activities are no longer normal or unmarked. Those activities can now be commented on and criticized. They no longer define our cultural frames unilaterally and uncontroversally.”

The continued outing of exnominated groups must continue. Kirby’s Evidence of Harm made great headway in naming names. Generation Rescue’s foray into one of the inner sanctums (the status quo saying that children cannot recover and purporting only a genetic etiology) directly brought the fight to one of our leading opponents.

Continuous outing of the FDA, CDC, IOM, AAP, and AMA is crucial. They are not agenda-less agencies. They are exnominated groups attempting to claim absolute authority in scientific debates by creating frames (think Danish studies) and offering circular definitions of autism. The more that is known and circulated about individuals within theses organizations, their financial ties to Big Pharma, early careers, mentors and allies -- the more able the autism community will be to expose the falsehood of neutrality surrounding their claims.

Think tanks and their relationship with special interest groups need to be more fully examined and exposed. By and large, think tanks are among the most exnominated groups. They do not like publicity. They prefer to award grants and scholarships and to silently sway public opinion. They often employ staffs of so-called experts to write articles fed to local and national media outlets.

Here are some of the currently active exnominated frames and their destructive linguistic intent:

Trace amounts – a feel-good word used devoid of scientific merit vis-à-vis harmful amounts

Vaccines are safe – presume an absolute position of safety

Desperate parents – disparage parents’ ability to think objectively

Supposed epidemic – challenge the increase in autism

Anecdotal evidence – denigrate empirical findings, including recovered children

Danish studies – continually cite the mantra of “objective” science

Questioning vaccines is irresponsible – cast doubt on the integrity of parents

Neurological disorder – define autism in a fashion that stifles scientific investigation

Epidemiological studies – drive an agenda of statistical absolutism

Parents are litigation happy – question the motive of parents

Frivolous lawsuits – deflect the legitimacy of our children’s injuries

Genetic research – promise answers in 30 years

Look how many children vaccines have saved – muddy the waters, pretend this is the issue

Lawsuits drive pharma companies out of business – quote illogical economic models, instill fear in public

Vaccines and onset of regressive autism – define as coincidental, paint evidence is highly subjective

Thimerosal the good mercury – condemn methyl mercury as bad, give ethyl mercury a clean bill of health

Lack of evidence linking mercury to autism – deny the great number of peer-reviewed scientific studies

Articles in support of each of the above-mentioned frames have been published (by exnominated members). Their frames are used in various written and spoken combinations, along with other manufactured frames to convince the public of their “objectivity.” Articles written by exnominated authors are regularly distributed to the widest possible audience advancing their fallacious sound bites for mass consumption and acceptance.

Each frame, however, is firmly rooted in the agenda to turn semantics into pragmatics, negate valid claims, divert attention, protect the status quo, and funnel revenue into questionable studies. And above all else the frames are meant to marginalize you.

The goal of exnominated groups is to speak for autism, define autism, be the autism meaning-makers, and in doing so control all aspects of autism from funding to diagnosis to treatment.

2006

As you read this, armies of specialists are busily engaged in the creation of frames and manipulation of language: image consultants, media advisors, press secretaries, spokespersons, spin doctors, PR experts, federal agency lawyers, public health authorities, think tank advocates, Big Pharma apologists, and medical organization pundits. They are preparing barrages of glossy thought-pieces to send to every media outlet.

It will not be enough. Each day exnominated frames become more transparent.

The New York Times believes our community was a potent national force in 2005. In 2006 we will achieve greater success. Independent streams of thought and inquiry are converging.

Led by networking autism groups, other communities will begin accepting there are common causes among diseases. Recognizing there is family of related injuries (ADHD, asthma, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and others) caused by mercury poisoning will provide an overarching vision and lead to greater cooperation among the various communities.

Independent researchers will continue to discover mercury’s harmful effects on biomedical pathways, while establishing neurotoxic thresholds and conducting clinical studies to support these emerging hypotheses.

Anecdotal evidence will continue to mount. More recovered children, less diagnosed cases.

Courageous investigations such as the Age of Autism series by Dan Olmstead will continue. The article Deadly Immunity by F. Kennedy Jr. will vitalize further investigative reporting.

Legislatively we will begin to mold the politics of autism. Neurotypical siblings of children with autism are coming of age to vote. Our community continues to grow. Parents are considering elective office. Action on the state level will continue, reaping tangible benefits. Upcoming rallies in D.C. will bring into sharp relief those who speak for our children and those who don’t. A-CHAMP will mobilize and coordinate efforts at the federal level. The passing of Liz Birt, one of our champions will help galvanize other parents to join the fight.

The Internet will hum and buzz with fury as determined parents share information, organize fundraisers, win allies, convince skeptics, post articles, promote promising leads, develop original analytical methods, and amplify the urgency of our message. Parent-driven organizations will be more nimble and stronger.

Our frames (biomedical treatments, recovery, vaccine injury, environmental insults) will gain traction. Public sentiment will begin to recognize recovery and underlying causes of autism. A common sense view of autism (children unable to detoxify a variety of neurotoxins, including pre- and postnatal insults) will increasingly be in disagreement with exnominated frames.

In the widening gulf exnominated groups will desperately cling to their frames (think tobacco executives) as the public and science abandons them. There will be no deus ex machina to save this exnominated ideology. The exnominated groups picked a fight they cannot win.

Parents are the ones who speak for autism, define autism, are our meaning-makers. Parents are the only ones with the moral authority to do so. The tyranny of language masquerading as action and the reign of usurpers of meaning are coming to an end. Parents will frame the future.

Each parent should take great comfort and feel a sense of pride in their contributions and accomplishments in 2005. In a collective way each parent’s involvement - from advocate to witness - strengthens us all. Each of you is a hero. Rejecting deceptive frames takes courage. Your courage provides the autism community its foundation. With a solid foundation built on first principles we greet 2006 with strength and an unwavering commitment to all our children. Thank you for making it possible. Happy New Year

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas. Thank you.

My Best,

Edmund Arranga

714.680.0792

http://AutismOne.org

earranga@...

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for posting that... .I was just about to ask, and thrilled

you are presenting as I was going to have to track you down at the

roundtable and ask you tons of questions .... hehe

Looking forward to your presentation.... have not started Valtrex

yet but it is in the cupboard waiting for school to be out and then

vacation to be over!

See ya in Chicago!

Stef

Zachs Mom

>

> For those you going to Autism One in Chicago this weekend, I will

be

> presenting at the main session and two round table sessions on

> Friday, May 26th.

>

> This is a last minute addition to the conference, so feel free to

> let people know who are interested in antiviral treatment and MB12

> Nasal Spray for autism, ADHD and chronic illness.

>

> 1.) Friday Morning " Round Table "

> Track 3: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

> Title: " The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) "

> Fri, May 26 | 9:00 am - 9:50 <and> 10:30 am - 11:20

> with: Coyle, DIHom, Vicky Debold, PhD , L ,

> Hicks, MD, Stan Kurtz, Lindyl Lanham, Ullman, ND, and

Judyth

> Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, DHANP

>

> 2.) Friday, Main Conference, (CAM - Track 3) 11:30am-12:20pm

> Presentation: " Remarkable results with anti-viral, anti-fungal,

and

> nasal M-B12 treatment in ASD's and related conditions. "

>

> Speaker: Stan Kurtz

>

> 3.) Friday Afternoon " Round Table "

> " Framework of Biomedical Treatments "

> 1:30 pm - 2:20 / 2:30 pm - 3:20

> with , MFA, Stan Kurtz, Tamara Mariea, biochemist,

> CCN, Liz Mumper, MD, Owens, MAIS, RA, Dan Rossignol, MD

>

> ----------------

>

> Also: Shoemaker from our group and his wife Angie will be

> speaking on Saturday from 4:30pm to 5:20pm about their child's

> journey using TD-DMSA, natural antivirals and other therapies.

>

[Guest guest]

HI Stan Sorry to miss you in Chicago. I am on business myself in Nashville. I really wanted to go to that one too. You sure get around! I have not seen Ethan lately, how is he doing now that he is approaching 5? Does he still need any therapies? He is so lucky to have you for a Dad. I will see you next week when you return! PamelaStan Kurtz <kurtzstan@...> wrote: For those you going to Autism One in Chicago this weekend, I will be presenting at the main session and two round table sessions on Friday, May 26th. This is a last minute addition to the conference, so feel free to let people know who are interested in antiviral treatment and MB12 Nasal Spray for autism, ADHD and chronic illness.1.) Friday Morning "Round Table"Track 3:

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)Title: "The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)"Fri, May 26 | 9:00 am - 9:50 <and> 10:30 am - 11:20with: Coyle, DIHom, Vicky Debold, PhD , L , Hicks, MD, Stan Kurtz, Lindyl Lanham, Ullman, ND, and Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, DHANP2.) Friday, Main Conference, (CAM - Track 3) 11:30am-12:20pmPresentation: "Remarkable results with anti-viral, anti-fungal, and nasal M-B12 treatment in ASD's and related conditions."Speaker: Stan Kurtz3.) Friday Afternoon "Round Table""Framework of Biomedical Treatments"1:30 pm - 2:20 / 2:30 pm - 3:20with , MFA, Stan Kurtz, Tamara Mariea, biochemist, CCN, Liz Mumper, MD, Owens, MAIS, RA, Dan Rossignol, MD----------------Also: Shoemaker from our group and his wife Angie will be speaking on Saturday from 4:30pm to 5:20pm

about their child's journey using TD-DMSA, natural antivirals and other therapies.

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[Guest guest]

Hey Stan,

Thanks for posting the schedule and the correction. Hopefully,

and I will get in early enough to hook up on Thursday and

enjoy a few " yeasty " adult beverages w/you. Then, upon finishing we

can do some shots of Diflucan and/or GSE.

If anyone on this list will be there and sees our presentations, be

sure to come up and say hello afterwards.

Shoe

>

> For those you going to Autism One in Chicago this weekend, I will

be

> presenting at the main session and two round table sessions on

> Friday, May 26th.

>

> This is a last minute addition to the conference, so feel free to

> let people know who are interested in antiviral treatment and MB12

> Nasal Spray for autism, ADHD and chronic illness.

>

> 1.) Friday Morning " Round Table "

> Track 3: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

> Title: " The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) "

> Fri, May 26 | 9:00 am - 9:50 <and> 10:30 am - 11:20

> with: Coyle, DIHom, Vicky Debold, PhD , L ,

> Hicks, MD, Stan Kurtz, Lindyl Lanham, Ullman, ND, and

Judyth

> Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, DHANP

>

> 2.) Friday, Main Conference, (CAM - Track 3) 11:30am-12:20pm

> Presentation: " Remarkable results with anti-viral, anti-fungal,

and

> nasal M-B12 treatment in ASD's and related conditions. "

>

> Speaker: Stan Kurtz

>

> 3.) Friday Afternoon " Round Table "

> " Framework of Biomedical Treatments "

> 1:30 pm - 2:20 / 2:30 pm - 3:20

> with , MFA, Stan Kurtz, Tamara Mariea, biochemist,

> CCN, Liz Mumper, MD, Owens, MAIS, RA, Dan Rossignol, MD

>

> ----------------

>

> Also: Shoemaker from our group and his wife Angie will be

> speaking on Saturday from 4:30pm to 5:20pm about their child's

> journey using TD-DMSA, natural antivirals and other therapies.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

FAIR Autism Media will be there. It's at the same hotel as last year, from what

I heard. We'll

be having a booth there... and premiering some new DVDs for sale.

http://www.autismmedia.org/store.html

>

> Two Questions.

>

> Who¹s going to Autism One this May in Chicago?

>

> Is it at the same hotel as 2 years ago?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I didn't go last year and was wondering if it was the same hotel as TWO years

ago....

It's annoying because their website is under construction and I can't see any

pictures. I did

a search and saw some from other websites- but I can't tell if it's the

same place-

because they may have remodeled.

Thanks,

> >

> > Two Questions.

> >

> > Who¹s going to Autism One this May in Chicago?

> >

> > Is it at the same hotel as 2 years ago?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I know, I missed seeing you last year!

So you're coming then?

> > >

> > > Two Questions.

> > >

> > > Who¹s going to Autism One this May in Chicago?

> > >

> > > Is it at the same hotel as 2 years ago?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

AUTISM ONE 2009

Wednesday, MAY 20 – Sunday, May 24

Westin O'Hare Hotel - 6100 North River Road, Chicago, Illinois

Hope Is Real.

A diagnosis or suspicion that your child has autism is devastating.

After months or years of denial it can no longer be denied. You are

faced with the greatest question of your life – how to help your

child. And despite what mainstream medicine says you know there is a

better way.

Your Instincts Are Right. There is a Better Way.

We have helped thousands of children educating parents and

practitioners about treating the underlying biomedical conditions.

This year's theme, Change Has Come, reflects the immense strides our

community has made over the last decade. Ten years ago no one

believed a child with autism could get better. Today, thousands of

children are not only getting better, they are recovering.

Preconference: Wednesday, May 20 & Thursday, May 21

Many of the topics covered during the preconference days provide

foundations to build on, requiring the time for in-depth education

and/or hands-on training.

Some of the Pre-Conference Programs include:

• Art of Cooking Special Diets

• Beginning Biomed - In Spanish!

• Beyond a GF/CF Diet

• Special Education Law Day

• CARD Feeding Clinic

• Defeat Autism Now! Clinician Training

• First Responders Training

• Birt Center for Autism Law & Advocacy Training

Main Conference: Thursday Evening, May 21 – Sunday, May 24.

This year, the main conference starts on Thursday evening. With over

100 presenters you will learn from the leading researchers, doctors,

educators, and parents about treatments and therapies to help your

child.

The main conference covers topics in 5 content areas: biomedical

treatments; behavior/education/ communication therapies;

complementary and alternative medicine; adolescence/adulthood; and

government/legal/personal issues.

Special Features include:

• Autism Team Forum with Dr. Jeff Bradstreet

• Residential Think Tank

• Language Seminar/Think Tank

• Elias Tembenis Seizures Think Tank

• An Afternoon with Dr. Amy Yasko

• Dr. Yasko Practitioner Training

• Environmental Symposium

• Vaccine Education Seminar

More. More. More.

Movies, Mentor Moms, Arts Festival, Spa Night, and more. Please visit

www.autismone.org to see all the possibilities, email info

@autismone.org or call Ed at 714.680.0792.

OUR CHILDREN GET BETTER.

www.autismone.org