Re: Fw: Henry Winkler Gives Shot To Child Vaccinations/ Texas, Oregon Rallies

[Guest guest]

Is This arrticle full of a bunch of scare tactics and b.s thrown in there or

what!!! We now have so many medical advancements compared to the 1920's to

help us with all these diseases to begin with. To say that adverse events

are so rare they arent even countable ..what about the 700 children

diagnosed iwth autism, just in California, in the last three months?? We

are a family who RARELY if ever ate fish and I have a child who has mercury

in his blood stream , he has quantafiable, and measured data to show that

his immune system has been hurt by heavy metals, that his body is attacking

his brain from these heavy metals etc. I guess they forgot to mention that

we are putting the second most toxic element in the vacs. in there urgency

to vaccinate every breathing creature on the planet. Well, they did

silently change that this year didnt they. ugh, I could go on and on with

this rant but I will let it go and march off to give my son his 20th

supplement and GFCF lunch. Oh what fun........didnt I make a nice trade.

Henry Winkler Gives Shot To Child Vaccinations/ Texas, Oregon

Rallies

>

>

> FEAT DAILY NEWSLETTER Sacramento, California http://www.feat.org

> " Healing Autism: No Finer a Cause on the Planet "

> ______________________________________________________

> April 20, 2001 Search www.feat.org/search/news.asp

>

> Also: Texans, Oregonians to Rally for Autism Support Legislation

>

>

> Henry Winkler Gives Shot To Child Vaccinations

>

> [by W. Moran, Spotlight Health.]

>

www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-04-20-winkler-vaccination-life.h

> tm

>

> Henry Winkler gained fame as " The Fonz " on the hit TV series Happy

> Days, a comedy reflecting a nostalgic view of the 1950s as a simpler,

> trouble-free era of American life.

> But Winkler remembers some " unhappy days. "

> During that same decade, childhood diseases swept through millions

of

> American homes, and tens of thousands of families endured the pain of

> disability and even death among their young children.

> " With the success of subsequent national immunization programs, the

> ravages of childhood diseases tend to fade into memory, " says Winkler,

> currently starring on Broadway in Neil Simon's The Dinner Party. " The

danger

> is we have become lulled into a false sense of complacency. Many of these

> same diseases are still out there ready to strike if we don't take

adequate

> measures to inoculate our children. "

> That's why Winkler is contributing his voice to promote National

> Infant Immunization Week (NIW), April 22-28.

> " NIW's message is just as important as ever, " says Winkler, the

father

> of three grown children. " We want parents and caregivers to revitalize

their

> efforts to fully protect children against 11 vaccine-preventable diseases,

> and give our kids a healthy start in life. "

> Over the years, Winkler's actions have spoken even more convincingly

> than his words. Together with his wife, Stacey, and five other prominent

> Hollywood families, Winkler organized The Children's Action Network, a

> national nonprofit organization whose first goal was to increase

inoculation

> levels among American infants.

> " With the essential assistance and support of everyone involved, we

> were able to provide complete vaccinations to 180,000-200,000 additional

> children, " says Winkler. " But we don't have the problem licked, and

> thousands of at-risk or underserved babies are being born every day. "

> Advances and threats

> At the beginning of the 20th century, infectious diseases exacted an

> enormous toll on the American population. In 1900, 21,000 smallpox cases

> were reported and nearly one thousand patients died. In 1920, almost half

a

> million cases of measles occurred and about 8,000 didn't survive.

Diphtheria

> was still common that year, killing over 13,000. Pertussis, or whooping

> cough, killed another 6,000.

> And until the mid '50s, more than 16,000 cases of paralytic polio

> occurred annually in the USA.

> Today, thanks to extensive vaccination programs, smallpox has been

> completely eradicated in the USA and almost wiped out worldwide. Polio has

> been eliminated and measles and Hib invasive disease among children under

> five years old have been reduced to record low numbers.

> According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

the

> overall vaccination rate is currently at record high levels. In 1997,

> coverage among children 19-35 months exceeded 90% for three or more doses

of

> DPT (diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus) vaccine and Hib (H. influenzae

type

> vaccine, and for one or more doses of measles vaccine.

> Coverage for children ages 5-6 years has exceeded 95% since 1980 for

> DPT, polio, and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).

> But the news in the fight against childhood infectious diseases is

not

> all good.

> The CDC reports that about 900,000 two-year-olds in the USA are not

> fully protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.

> " That means 20% of America's two-year-olds are still missing one or

> more recommended immunizations, " explains Dr. F. Cordero, assistant

> surgeon general and deputy director of the National Immunization Program

at

> CDC. " And each day another 11,000 babies are born in this country who will

> need 16-24 doses of vaccine by the same age. "

> But many American parents still openly or privately question whether

> vaccines are truly necessary today.

> " We only have to look to the recent past to see how destructive

> passive neglect can be, " says Cordero. " During an epidemic of rubella in

> 1964-65, pregnant mothers gave birth to over 20,000 infants born with

> deafness, blindness, heart disease and other birth defects due to this

> preventable disease. "

> " Again in 1988, we thought we had measles under control, " says

> Cordero. " We were complacent, and that lapse led to 55,000 cases of

measles,

> 11,000 hospitalizations, and more than 120 deaths. "

> The good news is that most vaccine-preventable diseases have been

> reduced almost 99% since the advent of nationwide vaccinations.

> The struggle is to keep parents aware of the need for their

> participation in the continuing protection of their children.

> Cordero states that as many as 74% of children who have not

completed

> their full vaccination series need only one more visit to finish. " Full

> protection is really within our grasp, but we need parents to give this

> issue serious attention, " says Cordero.

> Cordero points to studies revealing that the vast majority of

children

> who have not completed their vaccination series had at least four

> vaccination visits, implying that access to health care is not the major

> issue.

> " If all children who needed one more vaccination visit were to

receive

> that final visit, the national coverage among children 19-35 months for

all

> recommended vaccinations would be 93 percent, " reports Cordero.

> Unfounded fears

> " Low immunization coverage is a problem with far-reaching impact and

> complications, " warns Cordero. " A decision not to vaccinate not only puts

> your child at risk, but the entire community as well. "

> But Cordero knows that certain barriers still thwart the goal of

> universal protection. " The complex immunization schedule to protect our

> children makes it increasingly difficult to ensure maximum protection.

> Parents and even health-care providers often are unaware of what it takes

to

> fully immunize a child, " admits Cordero.

> Cordero and the CDC also recognize that certain health scares

> circulated through the press and over the Internet have confused parents

> about the risk/benefit ratio of providing universal immunization.

> The CDC wants to allay the fears of the parents of newborns when it

> comes to the issue of vaccination. Long-term CDC studies have confirmed

that

> most vaccine-adverse events are minor and temporary, such as a sore arm or

a

> mild fever.

> More serious adverse consequences are extremely rare, on the order

of

> one per thousand to one per million of doses. Some are so rare that the

risk

> cannot even be assessed quantitatively.

> Similarly, deaths due to vaccines are so few that the risk is

> difficult to assess statistically. Of all deaths reported to the

government

> between 1990 and 1992, only one is believed to be even possibly associated

> with a vaccine.

> Rumored risks of complications from vaccination continue to bedevil

> the health care community. One myth that won't seem to go away is that DPT

> vaccine causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Studies have proven

that

> the number of SIDS deaths has shown either no association or even a

> decreased risk with DPT shots.

> Another lingering myth is that MMR vaccines are associated with the

> incidence of autism. The CDC states that all current studies, including a

> recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics, conclude there is no

> causal connection between MMR vaccine and autism.

> " These ongoing, long-term studies should give parents the confidence

> they need to take charge of their children's well-being and have them

fully

> immunized, " concludes Winkler, who is also producing a movie with Ann

> s for Showtime this May. " Fear for our children's safety has simply

> been taken out of the equation. "

> As a parent, Winkler knows where each of us can make the most impact

> in our lives. " An individual doesn't have to help the entire world in

order

> to make a lasting difference. All it takes is devoting ourselves to the

> welfare of one individual child. "

>

>

>

> >> DO SOMETHING ABOUT AUTISM NOW <<

>

> Subscribe, Read, then Forward the FEAT Daily Newsletter.

> To Subscribe go to www.feat.org/FEATnews No Cost!

>

>

> * * *

>

> Texans to Rally for Autism Treatment Support

>

> Autism advocates in Texas are urging parents to contact their state

> representatives, to request support for a bill that will require Insurance

> Agencies to cover the cost of ABA in Home therapy for Autistic children in

> Texas starting January, 2002.

> Also announced is a rally at the Capitol in Austin on May 7th at

noon

> to support SB 427. Parents are encouraged to bring their children.

> Here's a link to an online website with some information about the

> bill

> sponsors, etc.

>

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/billhist/billhist.d2w/repo

> rt?LEG=77&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00427 <-- website address

> ends here.

> * * *

>

>

> Oregonians to Rally for Autism Support

>

> [by Tory Mead, a mother of 2 1/2 year-old son . She can be

> reached at Tory@....]

> www.oregonlive.com/oped//index.ssf?/commentary/oregonian/co_21mead16.frame

>

> April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of

> the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring

> Dull roots with spring rain

> -- The Wasteland, T.S. Eliot

>

> T.S. Eliot's Wasteland depicts April's spring rains melting the snow

> and uncovering the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in WWI. Spring

brings

> with its rains both the promise of rebirth and the recognition of past

> sacrifice.

> It is fitting that April has been chosen as Autism Awareness Month.

> Parents of autistic children believe that a spring thaw is beginning to

> unravel the mysteries of autism.

> At the same time, we urge legislators to help children with the

> syndrome, by passing two bills.

> Sixty years ago saw the diagnosis of childhood autism. It was a

> life-long devastating disability. As the mother of a 2-1/2 year old son

> recently diagnosed with autism, I see a lifeline of hope within our

> diagnosis. Young autistic children are making enormous strides with the

> right kind of intensive medical and educational treatment. I am meeting

> Portland parents whose children who have been " de-classified " and have

> entered public or private education in the normal sequence. It is an

> astonishing revelation: Many children are recovering from autism.

> Parents of autistic children are fighting on a new battlefield in a

> war we did not seek. We are fighting to save our children. But our effort

to

> save a son or daughter is not just a personal battle. With treatment,

almost

> half of these children can be moved through special education and into

> kindergarten at a huge saving to the State of Oregon.

> There has been a tenfold increase in reported cases of autism in

> Oregon since 1988. It is estimated that one in 250 children in Oregon are

on

> the autistic spectrum. Autistic Spectrum Disease (ASD) has risen over 500%

> in Oregon in the last five years, making autism more common than childhood

> cancer, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis or Downs Syndrome.

> With the lifetime cost of state-sponsored care running at over $2

> million per child, Oregon must act quickly to provide necessary early

> intervention and educational support to autistic children. One fact is

> certain: more research is needed to determine the causes of autism and to

> develop a proven strategy for its prevention and cure.

> Each day new discoveries are emerging about the diagnosis, cause,

and

> treatment of autism -- important new discoveries in the face of a

> frightening rise in the number of diagnosed cases. Although we all work

hard

> to protect our children's health, for some reason we are unable to protect

> them from autism. Despite mountains of medical data about our children,

> science seems unable to " tell us " what has produced fields of autistic

> children. People are asking why there are more and more cases of autism.

> Medical researchers are just beginning to explore these issues.

> Certain answers suggest that we have met the enemy and he may be us. Some

> research points to a complex interaction between immune challenged

children

> and common childhood vaccinations, an issue that lies at the very heart of

> our mandated vaccination policy. My son made all developmental milestones

> until shortly after his MMR vaccination. We believe his autism is the

result

> of the thimerosol-mercury preservative in 14 of his 16 vaccine shots. A

> review of medical literature indicates that the characteristics of autism

> and of mercury poisoning as strikingly similar.

> The road to recovery is not an easy fight to win. Public awareness

> about the complications of autism is limited. Most insurance carriers in

the

> United States deny coverage for the treatment costs for autism. Oregon

> school districts provide only a portion of care needed.

> Recovery from autism is costly, often $100,000 per child. The

> intensive early intervention programs include biomedical treatments,

> supplemental vitamins, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) programs, and for

> some children, a Gluten-Free/Casein Free (GFCF) diet. Most families

fighting

> autism incur huge debts to save their children.

> Legislation proposed in Salem, SB 648 and SB 700, would help. Senate

> Bill 648 would fund autistic teacher training, ABA education programs, and

> insurance coverage for autistic families. It would require standards for

> certification for ABA programs and teachers. SB 700 would revise the

Oregon

> State Education due-process hearings to create a more equitable process

for

> parents of special education children.

> But the prospects for these badly needed improvements are uncertain.

> Parents' pleas for help and evidence of recoveries have been met with

> bureaucratic opposition and lack of funding. Time is of the essence to

help

> our children and save the State of Oregon millions of dollars.

> On Sunday, April 22, from 1-4 p.m. at Pioneer Square in Portland,

> family and friends of autistic children will gather for a rally in honor

of

> Autism Awareness Month. Our purpose is to raise the public's awareness

about

> autism. The following Friday, April 27, thousands will march for autism in

> Washington, D.C. to highlight the importance of Autism Awareness Month. To

> commemorate the little steps our children are taking towards recovery, the

> Portland families will wear yellow. We will wear yellow to signify our

> emerging spring, and our hope for State support in preventing and treating

> autism.

> _______________________________________________________

>

> AUTISM CONFERENCE & RALLY! WASH DC APRIL 25-27

>

> " Open Your Eyes to Autism " and be a part of " The Power of ONE "

> Unlocking Autism - www.UnlockingAutism.org

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[Guest guest]

,

I'm with 'ya!!! They never bother to mention that tetnis is a thing of

the past because now we know how to care for wounds (it has nothing to do

with a shot). They never tell you that the only cases of polio since the

70's have been a direct result of the vaccine. No one stops to think that

our children our guinea pigs for the new vaccines (chicken pox etc). No one

hears about the numerous cases of outbreaks in schools where 80% of the

victims have been immunized, and it did them no good. No one hears about

the people who die of the very diseases they were immunized against.

Personally, I think it all a huge money-making business for the

pharmaceutical companies -- just my opinion.

Henry Winkler Gives Shot To Child Vaccinations/ Texas, Oregon

> Rallies

> >

> >

> > FEAT DAILY NEWSLETTER Sacramento, California

http://www.feat.org

> > " Healing Autism: No Finer a Cause on the Planet "

> > ______________________________________________________

> > April 20, 2001 Search www.feat.org/search/news.asp

> >

> > Also: Texans, Oregonians to Rally for Autism Support Legislation

> >

> >

> > Henry Winkler Gives Shot To Child Vaccinations

> >

> > [by W. Moran, Spotlight Health.]

> >

>

www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-04-20-winkler-vaccination-life.h

> > tm

> >

> > Henry Winkler gained fame as " The Fonz " on the hit TV series Happy

> > Days, a comedy reflecting a nostalgic view of the 1950s as a simpler,

> > trouble-free era of American life.

> > But Winkler remembers some " unhappy days. "

> > During that same decade, childhood diseases swept through millions

> of

> > American homes, and tens of thousands of families endured the pain of

> > disability and even death among their young children.

> > " With the success of subsequent national immunization programs,

the

> > ravages of childhood diseases tend to fade into memory, " says Winkler,

> > currently starring on Broadway in Neil Simon's The Dinner Party. " The

> danger

> > is we have become lulled into a false sense of complacency. Many of

these

> > same diseases are still out there ready to strike if we don't take

> adequate

> > measures to inoculate our children. "

> > That's why Winkler is contributing his voice to promote National

> > Infant Immunization Week (NIW), April 22-28.

> > " NIW's message is just as important as ever, " says Winkler, the

> father

> > of three grown children. " We want parents and caregivers to revitalize

> their

> > efforts to fully protect children against 11 vaccine-preventable

diseases,

> > and give our kids a healthy start in life. "

> > Over the years, Winkler's actions have spoken even more

convincingly

> > than his words. Together with his wife, Stacey, and five other prominent

> > Hollywood families, Winkler organized The Children's Action Network, a

> > national nonprofit organization whose first goal was to increase

> inoculation

> > levels among American infants.

> > " With the essential assistance and support of everyone involved,

we

> > were able to provide complete vaccinations to 180,000-200,000 additional

> > children, " says Winkler. " But we don't have the problem licked, and

> > thousands of at-risk or underserved babies are being born every day. "

> > Advances and threats

> > At the beginning of the 20th century, infectious diseases exacted

an

> > enormous toll on the American population. In 1900, 21,000 smallpox cases

> > were reported and nearly one thousand patients died. In 1920, almost

half

> a

> > million cases of measles occurred and about 8,000 didn't survive.

> Diphtheria

> > was still common that year, killing over 13,000. Pertussis, or whooping

> > cough, killed another 6,000.

> > And until the mid '50s, more than 16,000 cases of paralytic polio

> > occurred annually in the USA.

> > Today, thanks to extensive vaccination programs, smallpox has been

> > completely eradicated in the USA and almost wiped out worldwide. Polio

has

> > been eliminated and measles and Hib invasive disease among children

under

> > five years old have been reduced to record low numbers.

> > According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

> the

> > overall vaccination rate is currently at record high levels. In 1997,

> > coverage among children 19-35 months exceeded 90% for three or more

doses

> of

> > DPT (diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus) vaccine and Hib (H. influenzae

> type

> > vaccine, and for one or more doses of measles vaccine.

> > Coverage for children ages 5-6 years has exceeded 95% since 1980

for

> > DPT, polio, and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).

> > But the news in the fight against childhood infectious diseases is

> not

> > all good.

> > The CDC reports that about 900,000 two-year-olds in the USA are

not

> > fully protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.

> > " That means 20% of America's two-year-olds are still missing one

or

> > more recommended immunizations, " explains Dr. F. Cordero, assistant

> > surgeon general and deputy director of the National Immunization Program

> at

> > CDC. " And each day another 11,000 babies are born in this country who

will

> > need 16-24 doses of vaccine by the same age. "

> > But many American parents still openly or privately question

whether

> > vaccines are truly necessary today.

> > " We only have to look to the recent past to see how destructive

> > passive neglect can be, " says Cordero. " During an epidemic of rubella in

> > 1964-65, pregnant mothers gave birth to over 20,000 infants born with

> > deafness, blindness, heart disease and other birth defects due to this

> > preventable disease. "

> > " Again in 1988, we thought we had measles under control, " says

> > Cordero. " We were complacent, and that lapse led to 55,000 cases of

> measles,

> > 11,000 hospitalizations, and more than 120 deaths. "

> > The good news is that most vaccine-preventable diseases have been

> > reduced almost 99% since the advent of nationwide vaccinations.

> > The struggle is to keep parents aware of the need for their

> > participation in the continuing protection of their children.

> > Cordero states that as many as 74% of children who have not

> completed

> > their full vaccination series need only one more visit to finish. " Full

> > protection is really within our grasp, but we need parents to give this

> > issue serious attention, " says Cordero.

> > Cordero points to studies revealing that the vast majority of

> children

> > who have not completed their vaccination series had at least four

> > vaccination visits, implying that access to health care is not the major

> > issue.

> > " If all children who needed one more vaccination visit were to

> receive

> > that final visit, the national coverage among children 19-35 months for

> all

> > recommended vaccinations would be 93 percent, " reports Cordero.

> > Unfounded fears

> > " Low immunization coverage is a problem with far-reaching impact

and

> > complications, " warns Cordero. " A decision not to vaccinate not only

puts

> > your child at risk, but the entire community as well. "

> > But Cordero knows that certain barriers still thwart the goal of

> > universal protection. " The complex immunization schedule to protect our

> > children makes it increasingly difficult to ensure maximum protection.

> > Parents and even health-care providers often are unaware of what it

takes

> to

> > fully immunize a child, " admits Cordero.

> > Cordero and the CDC also recognize that certain health scares

> > circulated through the press and over the Internet have confused parents

> > about the risk/benefit ratio of providing universal immunization.

> > The CDC wants to allay the fears of the parents of newborns when

it

> > comes to the issue of vaccination. Long-term CDC studies have confirmed

> that

> > most vaccine-adverse events are minor and temporary, such as a sore arm

or

> a

> > mild fever.

> > More serious adverse consequences are extremely rare, on the order

> of

> > one per thousand to one per million of doses. Some are so rare that the

> risk

> > cannot even be assessed quantitatively.

> > Similarly, deaths due to vaccines are so few that the risk is

> > difficult to assess statistically. Of all deaths reported to the

> government

> > between 1990 and 1992, only one is believed to be even possibly

associated

> > with a vaccine.

> > Rumored risks of complications from vaccination continue to

bedevil

> > the health care community. One myth that won't seem to go away is that

DPT

> > vaccine causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Studies have proven

> that

> > the number of SIDS deaths has shown either no association or even a

> > decreased risk with DPT shots.

> > Another lingering myth is that MMR vaccines are associated with

the

> > incidence of autism. The CDC states that all current studies, including

a

> > recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics, conclude there is

no

> > causal connection between MMR vaccine and autism.

> > " These ongoing, long-term studies should give parents the

confidence

> > they need to take charge of their children's well-being and have them

> fully

> > immunized, " concludes Winkler, who is also producing a movie with Ann

> > s for Showtime this May. " Fear for our children's safety has

simply

> > been taken out of the equation. "

> > As a parent, Winkler knows where each of us can make the most

impact

> > in our lives. " An individual doesn't have to help the entire world in

> order

> > to make a lasting difference. All it takes is devoting ourselves to the

> > welfare of one individual child. "

> >

> >

> >

> > >> DO SOMETHING ABOUT AUTISM NOW <<

> >

> > Subscribe, Read, then Forward the FEAT Daily Newsletter.

> > To Subscribe go to www.feat.org/FEATnews No Cost!

> >

> >

> > * * *

> >

> > Texans to Rally for Autism Treatment Support

> >

> > Autism advocates in Texas are urging parents to contact their

state

> > representatives, to request support for a bill that will require

Insurance

> > Agencies to cover the cost of ABA in Home therapy for Autistic children

in

> > Texas starting January, 2002.

> > Also announced is a rally at the Capitol in Austin on May 7th at

> noon

> > to support SB 427. Parents are encouraged to bring their children.

> > Here's a link to an online website with some information about the

> > bill

> > sponsors, etc.

> >

>

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/billhist/billhist.d2w/repo

> > rt?LEG=77&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=00427 <-- website

address

> > ends here.

> > * * *

> >

> >

> > Oregonians to Rally for Autism Support

> >

> > [by Tory Mead, a mother of 2 1/2 year-old son . She can be

> > reached at Tory@....]

> >

www.oregonlive.com/oped//index.ssf?/commentary/oregonian/co_21mead16.frame

> >

> > April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of

> > the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring

> > Dull roots with spring rain

> > -- The Wasteland, T.S. Eliot

> >

> > T.S. Eliot's Wasteland depicts April's spring rains melting the

snow

> > and uncovering the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in WWI. Spring

> brings

> > with its rains both the promise of rebirth and the recognition of past

> > sacrifice.

> > It is fitting that April has been chosen as Autism Awareness

Month.

> > Parents of autistic children believe that a spring thaw is beginning to

> > unravel the mysteries of autism.

> > At the same time, we urge legislators to help children with the

> > syndrome, by passing two bills.

> > Sixty years ago saw the diagnosis of childhood autism. It was a

> > life-long devastating disability. As the mother of a 2-1/2 year old son

> > recently diagnosed with autism, I see a lifeline of hope within our

> > diagnosis. Young autistic children are making enormous strides with the

> > right kind of intensive medical and educational treatment. I am meeting

> > Portland parents whose children who have been " de-classified " and have

> > entered public or private education in the normal sequence. It is an

> > astonishing revelation: Many children are recovering from autism.

> > Parents of autistic children are fighting on a new battlefield in

a

> > war we did not seek. We are fighting to save our children. But our

effort

> to

> > save a son or daughter is not just a personal battle. With treatment,

> almost

> > half of these children can be moved through special education and into

> > kindergarten at a huge saving to the State of Oregon.

> > There has been a tenfold increase in reported cases of autism in

> > Oregon since 1988. It is estimated that one in 250 children in Oregon

are

> on

> > the autistic spectrum. Autistic Spectrum Disease (ASD) has risen over

500%

> > in Oregon in the last five years, making autism more common than

childhood

> > cancer, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis or Downs Syndrome.

> > With the lifetime cost of state-sponsored care running at over $2

> > million per child, Oregon must act quickly to provide necessary early

> > intervention and educational support to autistic children. One fact is

> > certain: more research is needed to determine the causes of autism and

to

> > develop a proven strategy for its prevention and cure.

> > Each day new discoveries are emerging about the diagnosis, cause,

> and

> > treatment of autism -- important new discoveries in the face of a

> > frightening rise in the number of diagnosed cases. Although we all work

> hard

> > to protect our children's health, for some reason we are unable to

protect

> > them from autism. Despite mountains of medical data about our children,

> > science seems unable to " tell us " what has produced fields of autistic

> > children. People are asking why there are more and more cases of autism.

> > Medical researchers are just beginning to explore these issues.

> > Certain answers suggest that we have met the enemy and he may be us.

Some

> > research points to a complex interaction between immune challenged

> children

> > and common childhood vaccinations, an issue that lies at the very heart

of

> > our mandated vaccination policy. My son made all developmental

milestones

> > until shortly after his MMR vaccination. We believe his autism is the

> result

> > of the thimerosol-mercury preservative in 14 of his 16 vaccine shots. A

> > review of medical literature indicates that the characteristics of

autism

> > and of mercury poisoning as strikingly similar.

> > The road to recovery is not an easy fight to win. Public awareness

> > about the complications of autism is limited. Most insurance carriers in

> the

> > United States deny coverage for the treatment costs for autism. Oregon

> > school districts provide only a portion of care needed.

> > Recovery from autism is costly, often $100,000 per child. The

> > intensive early intervention programs include biomedical treatments,

> > supplemental vitamins, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) programs, and

for

> > some children, a Gluten-Free/Casein Free (GFCF) diet. Most families

> fighting

> > autism incur huge debts to save their children.

> > Legislation proposed in Salem, SB 648 and SB 700, would help.

Senate

> > Bill 648 would fund autistic teacher training, ABA education programs,

and

> > insurance coverage for autistic families. It would require standards for

> > certification for ABA programs and teachers. SB 700 would revise the

> Oregon

> > State Education due-process hearings to create a more equitable process

> for

> > parents of special education children.

> > But the prospects for these badly needed improvements are

uncertain.

> > Parents' pleas for help and evidence of recoveries have been met with

> > bureaucratic opposition and lack of funding. Time is of the essence to

> help

> > our children and save the State of Oregon millions of dollars.

> > On Sunday, April 22, from 1-4 p.m. at Pioneer Square in Portland,

> > family and friends of autistic children will gather for a rally in honor

> of

> > Autism Awareness Month. Our purpose is to raise the public's awareness

> about

> > autism. The following Friday, April 27, thousands will march for autism

in

> > Washington, D.C. to highlight the importance of Autism Awareness Month.

To

> > commemorate the little steps our children are taking towards recovery,

the

> > Portland families will wear yellow. We will wear yellow to signify our

> > emerging spring, and our hope for State support in preventing and

treating

> > autism.

> > _______________________________________________________

> >

> > AUTISM CONFERENCE & RALLY! WASH DC APRIL 25-27

> >

> > " Open Your Eyes to Autism " and be a part of " The Power of ONE "

> > Unlocking Autism - www.UnlockingAutism.org

> > _______________________________________________________

> > Lenny Schafer, Editor PhD Ron Sleith Kay

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> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> They never tell you that the only cases of polio since the

> 70's have been a direct result of the vaccine.

We have had a few cases of unvaccinated kids getting polio in our state. The

thing that made me mad was that the parents didn't vaccinate NOT because it was

a well thought out decision but only because the wait was too long at the health

department. So, would they leave the ER if the wait was too long?

But, the kids probably did get polio form other kids who had been vaccinated

with oral polio, which is a live virus.

Maureen