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Today in the Washington Independent Arthur Allen reported, while lamenting the possibility that RFK, Jr. could be chosen as head of the EPA, that Obama adviser David Axelrod was an autism parent who had been rumored to have let the President Elect know that autism was not caused by vaccines: During the campaign, anti-vaccine advocates asked Obam...
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Today has been a discouraging day, having lost the opportunity to have a president who was supporting families with autism. I have been looking for possible bright spots, and one has exploded onto the scene. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is said to be under consideration to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to Politico. Mr. Kennedy ...
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From Autism Action Network, Autism United, Generation Rescue, Moms Against Mercury, No Mercury, Schafer Autism Report, Talk About Curing Autism, Unlocking Autism and U. S. Autism and Asperger’s Association: McCain or Obama: Who Will Reform Vaccine Safety? San Diego, CA, October 27, 2008 - Parents, scientists and clinicians met this weeke...
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So sorry to be an absentee blogger this close to the election... Have not read this yet (nor the Palin speech.) Will comment later. From the Obama camp: BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN: SUPPORTING AMERICANS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS More than one million Americans have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a complex condition that impacts commun...
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So much to write about, but unfortunately I am stuck working today. But I wanted to provide the text of her speech this morning. I have not even read it yet: REMARKS BY GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN ON THE MCCAIN-PALIN COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS For Immediate Release Contact: Press Office Friday, October 24, 2008 703-650-5550 ARLING...
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From One Click: One Click Note: The World Health Organization states that for every 1000 children vaccinated with the pneumococcal vaccine, 1.3 children will develop asthma on account of the vaccine. At the same time only 3.6 cases of pneumonia are prevented by vaccinating 1000 children. Pneumonia is an easily treated condition. Asthma on the ot...
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The bill passed and President Bush is expected to sign it. I have been looking for some sign from Obama that he understands any of what is at issue here, and I have not seen anything more than talk, and with his comments that he is not for selective vaccination, I had lost hope. But this shows at least that he understand that mercury is danger...
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Damn that Bush Administration is sneaky. Apparently Secretary Michael Levitt, who is rumored to be telling people in his church parking lot that he knows that mercury in vaccines causes autism, whose department conceded that vaccines caused Hannah Poling's autism, and who will not release the Poling case files to the Polings so that they can un...
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The plan for the day is to push for support for the Maloney Bill mandating a vaccinated v. unvaccinated study. Go read the AOA piece on it.
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Louise Kuo Habakus and Claudine Liss from the New Jersey Coalition for Vaccine Choice were on Fox and Friends today and did a wonderful job of explaining why forced vaccination is a bad idea. For the record, I can't remember seeing Fox News do anything on the vaccine autism connection, so props to the ladies for getting this interview! Don't f...
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And this is good. Not just because this family will be able to exercise their rights, but more significantly for our community, that such a suit will include a beautiful thing called: Discovery. A large portion of what we learn about harmful products comes into the public forum, not because the companies immediately shared what they knew abou...
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So today I said to Chandler, “Let’s go to the car, Chan” and of course knowing that he would not hear me or respond, I turned around to go pick him up to take him to the door, and he was already on his way to the door. He put his hand on the doorknob and tried to get out. When I opened the door he walked straight to the car a...
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He has had some fussy times today and yesterday, but looking back at this week, everyday has been like one of his best days. That is probably saying a lot considering we are not at home, there are three other rambunctious boys in the house making noise and he is being carted back and forth to the docs office twice a day. I wish we were at home...
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So he does not protest at all once he is on the table. Still have to hold the ear phone away from his head though. He was falling asleep in the afternoon session and we had to pull out the toys and do a lot of tickling to get him to keep looking at the light. He is also making better eye contact with me and seems to be understanding me better...
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He seems almost used to the sessions. Each time he fusses less and less. Today he stopped protesting as soon as the table started moving. So we went shopping and when we got home I pulled an apple out of the bag and said, “Chandler what’s this”? He immediately gestured toward it and said “apple”. Usually it wou...
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So last night and all day today Chandler has been letting me change his diaper. Just laying there and letting me change it. Usually it is the mother of all wrestling matches accompanied by Chandler screaming his head off and mommy pulling a muscle. If this sticks than I think it will be worth all the time and the money. Each session today he...
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We arrived at the Sensory Learning Center in Encinitas, California in the afternoon after a long drive down from Los Angeles. The center has only been open for two weeks, but they seem to have thing really together. It is a nice peaceful atmosphere and the staff has this really professional and laid back demeanor. It is run by a married coupl...
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So I was at a conference in April and heard a woman speak about her treatment center for people with Sensory Integration Disorders which was located in Boulder, Co. It sounded like something Chandler could benefit from, and they was a new center opening near San Diego, so we have decided to give it a go. I won't go into describing the treatmen...
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Today is the last day that Chandler will spend at the center. I am eager to go home and see how Chan is in his natural habitat. I have wanted to comment that he is better with transitions, but I don't think I can really report that until he is back at home. He indeed has been really good in transitioning between things here, but he is on such...
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So one of the things that they tell you to look for is a shift in affect. Chandler has generally been a happier guy in the last week. I mentioned last week that every day seemed like one of his best days from before we came. now I can honestly say that each day this week has been better than any of his best days. When we first got here, Chan...
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