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Okay if we aren't allowed eliminate Autism, then why are we allowed to irradicate infectious diseases that are also considered "horrible" and dangerous? She played that nicely actually, the way it was spun is very convincing, making the groups fighting for freedom of choice look like we hate autistic people...Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: Kelloggs263@...Sender: Vaccinations Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:57:57 -0500 (EST)<Vaccinations >Reply Vaccinations Subject: Re: » Does this Obama Appointee Believe Children’s Vaccines Ca... I've been trying to comment on this article for 15 minutes and it won't work. I signed up for an account and got the confirmation email, but when I try to log in to comment, it won't let me comment. I guess I'll try again later.. But, how stupid are these two paragraghs by the woman who wrote the article, Dana Commandatore... While we are waiting for an answer, there are other problems with Bell and Autism Speaks. In their mission statement, Autism Speaks says they are “dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism.†Bell’s goal is to eliminate autism; therefore I do not feel he would be concerned with improving the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities. He would rather see the disability prevented, treated, “cured.â€Why not eliminate autism and other intellectual disabilities, right? I mean, all you hear from parents is how devastating and horrible it is to raise an autistic child. Wrong. There is an entire community of autistic adults, therapists, parents and educators that would rather we focus on their quality of life instead of figuring out a way to prevent them from being born. As a society, our goal should not be to destroy what we don’t understand—especially when it is a human life.So, I guess we should just treat Cancer, along with Autism, instead of trying to prevent it...And her comment that "our goal should not be to destroy what we don't understand--especially when it is a human life," is the most ridiculous statement ever. She's equating wanting to put an end to autism, to wanting to destroy people who have autism....yikes!!!

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But also remember that some people would rather not feel like a decision THEY made could have contributed to the life they now live and that of their children; ragardless of whether or not any harm was intended. It easier emotionally to believe that it was a fluke or someone elses fault...pharma plays heavily on this part of human nature sadly. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: Kelloggs263@...Sender: Vaccinations Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:51 -0500 (EST)<Vaccinations >Reply Vaccinations Subject: Re: » Does this Obama Appointee Believe Children’s Vaccines Ca... Well, I guess it makes sense from the perspective of the people who stand to make money on these illnesses, but could this reporter be so stupid, especially considering her child has Austism, to think that wanting to find a cure actually is a BAD thing? I think she's an idiot...

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Funny how society values people according to their limitations as opposed to their strengths. I also notice a trend sometimes in people who see themselves as "special" not because they simply are but because they are ill in some way. And I don't understand this. How did limitations or illness's become what individualizes us and make us special? I agree...who wouldn't want to remove the pain in their children? I know if I thought it would work I'd go to the ends of the universe to find the answer. Not because I would think lesser of my child for being limited but because as a mother...I want to take her pain away! Don't we all? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: Kelloggs263@...Sender: Vaccinations Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:32:54 -0500 (EST)<Vaccinations >Reply Vaccinations Subject: Re: » Does this Obama Appointee Believe Children’s Vaccines Ca... True. I just don't see why you can't believe someone with Autism is just as wonderful and talented and valuable as any other human being, and still want to eliminate what causes the hardships that come with the disease TOO. But, I think like you and others have said it's because she's being defensive of her child and maybe not wanting to believe that anything she did (vaccinate) could have contributed to it. Or maybe I'm wrong in not looking at it in the spiritual sense by saying God doesn't make mistakes and they are living exactly the life they were meant to. I don't know. It just seemed stupid to me at first reading that she was demonizing this guy who only wanted to find the cause of Autism and eliminate it.