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Hi everyone,

The Deadline is drawing near. PLEASE FORWARD this information to any

lists you are on or to anyone you feel that may be intrested in attending or

donating.

Thanks everyone, , Philadelphia

*U P D A T E*

The Autism Autoimmunity Project is pleased to announce that Karyn Seroussi

will be attending Gala 2000. Karyn will be doing book signings at the event

and will donate partial proceeds to Gala 2000 for Autism Research. Karyn,

we

appreciate your dedication and generosity!

In addition, AAP is pleased to announce a special ticket price of $100.00 at

the Definition Level, for parents only, if received by Friday, August 11,

2000. We hope that this will give more opportunities to parents to be able

share in this wonderful event.

Please be sure to print out the Reply Form and fax or mail it in by the

deadline date.

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The Autism Autoimmunity Project

formally invites you to attend:

Gala 2000

to Benefit Autism Research

Wednesday, September Sixth, Two Thousand

Seven o'clock in the evening

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

19 South 22nd Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honoring:

Vijendra Singh, Ph.D., Utah State University

Wakefield, M.D., Royal Free Hospital

Presenting:

F. Yazbak, M.D., Falmouth, Mass.

Please join us for an evening of dancing, elegant

hors d'oeuvres, and networking to benefit Autism Research.

Gould

Eileen Green

Sue O'Mullan

Committee Chairs

( ) Yes, I/We would be pleased to attend the Gala 2000 on September 6,

2000 to benefit Autism Research.

Please reserve the following:

_______ PREVENTION-Donation $500.00 *Admittance for one includes:

VIP cocktail reception 6:00-7:00PM, Gala 2000 7:00-11:00PM, Special

invitation to festive patrons party at a private home on September 12, 2000

_______ TREATMENT-Donation $300.00 *Admittance for one includes:

VIP cocktail reception 6:00-7:00PM, Gala 2000 7:00-11:00PM

_______ DEFINITION-Donation $150.00 *Admittance for one includes:

Gala 2000 7:00-11:00PM

Corporate Partnerships available. Please call Gould

*The non-tax deductible fair market value of the event for responses

received

is $200.00 for each Prevention ticket, $100.00 for each Treatment ticket,

and

$65.00 for each Definition ticket. The Autism Autoimmunity Project's tax

identification number is 22-3560062.

( ) No, I/We cannot attend Gala 2000 but wish to contribute

$____________

to benefit Autism Research. (100% tax deductible)

Name:

Company/Organization:

Business Address:

City/State/Zip:

Phone: Fax: E-mail:

Please RSVP on or before August 23, 2000 by enclosing Response Card and make

check payable to The Autism Autoimmunity Project and mail to:

The Autism Autoimmunity Project, 1284 Turnbury Lane, North Wales, PA 19454

If paying by credit card, please fax to :

( )Master Card ( )Visa

Account number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiration date: _ _ / _

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Name on card:

Signature:

The Autism Autoimmunity Project

The purpose of the Autism Autoimmunity Project, a non-profit charity, is to

fund independent non-government /industry research addressing immune and

immunogenetic abnormalities in autism. The ultimate goals of the Project's

research are to fully define immune etiologies in autism; develop

appropriate

treatment options for individuals who have autism through autoimmunity or

immune system deficiency; develop mechanisms for prevention of immune-based

autism, such as infant pre-vaccinal screening routines for immune and

immunogenetic status. The Project aims to fun d further independent

research

by Dr. Singh and other top experts in immunology and gastroenterology.

Vijendra Singh, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Utah State University, Department of

Biology/Biotechnology Center, Logan, UT; Scientific Board Member Autism

Autoimmunity Project

Dr. V.K. Singh received his doctorate from the University of British

Colombia, Vancouver, Canada. His post-doctoral fellowship was completed in

neurochemistry and neuroimmunology. Spanning over twenty years' experience

in neurobiology and immunology research, Dr. Singh studied brain diseases,

particularly infantile autism and Alzheimer's disease. He has authored over

a hundred scientific publications. Dr. Singh is a member of the American

Association of Immunologists, and the New York Academy of Sciences. He

belongs to several professional societies, including his name in the highly

prestigious The International Who's Who of Intellectuals and the American

Men

and Women in Science. Dr. Singh also serves on the Scientific Advisory

Board

of two private foundations: the Autism Autoimmunity Project in New Jersey

and

the M.I.N.D. Institute in California. A pioneer and an international

authority on autism autoimmunity connection, Dr. Singh is now committed to

finding the causes and cures for autism.

Wakefield, M.D.

Reader in the Department of Histopathology and Medicine, Reader in

Experimental Gastroenterology, Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study

Group, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Royal Free and University College

Medical School, London, Member Autism Autoimmunity Project

Dr. A.Wakefield, leads a team of eight medical and scientific researchers,

investigating a meta-hypothesis; that a complex relationship between a

genetic predisposition, and early environmental exposures results in immune

derangement and metabolic dysfunction. This primary sequence of events then

triggers an autistic disorder. Major scientific achievements over the last

decade include: original description of the vascular pathogenesis of Crohn's

disease; original description of thrombotic mechanisms in inflammatory bowel

disease; discovery of measles virus in inflammatory bowel disease; original

description of the atypical patterns of exposure to measles virus that are a

risk for inflammatory bowel disease; setting up UK's National Register of

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease; original description of the vascular

pathogenesis of enteropathy induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;

original description of intestinal pathology in children with developmental

disorder; " autistic enterocolitis " ; development of novel in cell gene

amplification technologies for virus detection in diseased tissues;

discovery

of measles virus in intestinal tissues from children with autistic

enterocolitis.

F. Yazbak, M.D.

F.A.A.P., Member Autism Autoimmunity Project, Falmouth, Mass. (Retired),

Board certified in Pediatrics, Grandfather of two autistic sons

F. Yazbak, now retired, is board certified in Pediatrics, and

practiced in Rhode Island for 37 years. He was the Deputy Director for

Pediatrics of the Child Development Study at Brown University, part of the

Collaborative Study of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and

Blindness. Dr. Yazbak was also the Clinical Director of the Pediatric

Infectious Diseases division of the V. Chapin Hospital, Providence

and the school physician in Woonsocket and North field, Rhode Island

for

several years. He has authored Autism 99: A National Emergency and Autism:

Is There a Vaccine Connection.