Put A Face on Autism

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THE PUT A FACE ON AUTISM CAMPAIGNIT’S TIME TO OPEN THEIR EYES TO THE MANY FACES OF AUTISM.

Dear Parents and Friends;If you haven't met with your representatives yet, there's still time left while they are in their home districts. Four landmark pieces of legislation to benefit our kids are now on the table. A visit with your legislator will not only help these important bills gain passage, but will also allow you to help put a face on autism for policy makers.The opinions of constituents are of paramount importance to our elected officials and face-to-face meetings leave a lasting impression that will influence their support for the legislation most important to our kids. Don’t forget to bring along a camera to get photos of you and your child meeting with your representative that can then be submitted to local media. If for any reason you cannot make a personal visit to your representative, consider mailing a letter with your personal story, along with a picture of your child and request their support of these important bills.

Submit your photo and the results of your visit or your letter to your legislator via email to wendy@.... Click here for a sample entry.Let’s let Congress hear our voices and see the faces of our children. These bills are the most promising pieces of legislation for our community to ever come out of Washington. Legislators need to meet our kids and see for themselves the incredible challenges our families face each and every day. They need to understand why the bills currently pending in the house are crucial for the future of our injured children.H.R. 2421 - The Combating Autism ActThis bill is the house version of S. 843 which passed unanimously in the Senate. If passed, the Combating Autism Act will provide $900 million in autism funding over the next 5 years.H.R. 5887: Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act of 2006This bill was introduced by Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL) and is co-sponsored by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). It will revolutionize the way vaccine safety research is conducted, creating a separate agency to oversee vaccine safety. Currently, vaccine safety research is conducted by the CDC, the same agency responsible for promoting high vaccination rates. As we all know, this is a conflict of interest that has been detrimental to our children and can no longer be tolerated. H.R. 5940: Comprehensive Comparative Study of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Populations Act of 2006Introduced by Representatives Maloney and Tom Osborne (R-NE), this bill would ensure that the studies that should have been undertaken years ago by the CDC are finally conducted. Comparing health outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated children will lead to a greater understanding of the potential connection between vaccines and juvenile diabetes, asthma, allergies, neurological disorders and a host of other diagnoses that have risen over the past two decades.H.R. 881: Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005This bill was introduced last year by Congressman Weldon and is co-sponsored by Carolyn Maloney. Thimerosal is still present in many vaccines, including most versions of the flu vaccine routinely administered to pregnant women and young children. We must convince our legislators that injecting humans with a neurotoxin is not good public health care policy. Many other countries have banned mercury from vaccines and the U.S. is lagging behind in addressing this obvious risk to human health.The Time to Act is NOW!Tell your representatives that you support these bills and ask that they become co-sponsors. For the sake of our children’s future and for the health of generations to come, we must work together to see that they become enacted. For more information or to post information about your meeting and send a picture, please visit www.putafaceonautism.com. Thank you for your continued support.Sincerely,The NAA team

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