by ana1977 » Fri May 19, 2006 2:21 pm
--- In autismaba@yahoogroups.com, Lauren Askew <lauren_askew2003@...>
wrote:
Sorry, I am behind in checking emails. While this day has passed,
this issue has not; so I am going to take a quick moment of your time.
I am not a parent of a child with Autism, but I am a parent of an 8
month old child. When it came time for me to give her her first shot,
I must say that I did a double take and quickly refused. I needed
more time to make a decision (it was the day she was born of course,
so that they could give her the Hepetitis vaccine).
I do believe that it is a personal decision, but at least this book
gives parents another option for research. I have been in this field
since 1999, and I have heard many opinions on both side of the fence.
I have read several articles, studies, and books on the topic. I know
that I have not read everything out there, but both sides seem to have
compelling points.
I was lucky enough to get to hear David Kirby speak about his book in
person at a lecture in Durham, NC. What I really appreicate most
about this book, is the way he came at it. The first thing he said in
his lecture was that he is a reporter, he is not writing from one side
or the other; he is reporting facts, and those are facts from both
sides. He was ademant that he was not there to tell people what to do
and that he could not give his opinion on vaccinations.
During his presentation, he went over the studies that are used to
promote that mercury poisoning is not connected. He exposed how the
studies had changed their input critieria, (ex. adding in children
from 1-3), or used people who were institutionalized, etc. As anyone
who has taken statistics knows, you can make your stats say anything
you want...
While I continue my research before making my final decision, I think
that that their is something very important to remember... we need
books like Kirby's to bring attention to the issues. This controversy
has been around for years; the more popular it gets, the more people
that will demand the answers. If the answer is that Autism is not
related to mercury, then great! If the answer is that it is
connected, then we damn well better get it out of all of our
vaccinations (and quit shipping vaccines with the old-regualted amount
oversees to third world nations!).
I believe that the issue is not whether or not we should get rid of
vaccines, but how can we vaccinate safely.
Autism now affects 1 out of 166 children. There is something out
there that we are not seeing. It can not be that we have just gotten
better at diagnosing Autism.... where are the 1 out of 80 males that
are between 40-60 with Autism? Where are they hiding? We know that
there this is a genetic link, but why could it not also be
predisposition to something?
If you want a quick synopsis of the book, then you can go to Kirby's
website... www.evidenceofharm.com and click to see his powerpoint
presentation that he uses. Whether or not there is harm in vaccines,
there is definitely no harm in people educating themselves to make a
more informed decision.
Sorry, if I was long winded and my thoughts were jumbled... my baby
was up all night :)
Lauren
karen beauvais <jesusnowworld@...> wrote:
Lynn you are blessed. After hours of speech therapy my would produce a
few words then lose them. It was so sad. Then between the lapse of
early intervention and getting approved for the school to work with
him he lost it all. My speech therapist who was his first therapist at
the school said she thought he would never talk again.
The GFCF diet and a lot of home ABA helped produce the words again,
but we were not fortunate enough to get actual sentences and 2 way
speech until after chelation.
It has been a long road for us but we are seeing steady progress.
I hope and pray the same for you too. Please share what you did to
develope language as many Moms would give anything for just a few
words.
Karen
"Lisa R. Owen" <elisabeth724@...> wrote:
Lynn,
That's GREAT! How did you do it??? I'm always open to new ideas to
help
my son talk more and communicate more normally.
Lisa
At 03:21 PM 6/8/2005 -0300, you wrote:
>Karen,
>
> There are three autistics in this home. None had chrlation and
all can
>talk in sentences. They also did it without ABA.
>
> Go figure.
>
> Lyn C.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: autismaba@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:autismaba@yahoogroups.com]On
>Behalf Of karen beauvais
> Sent: June 8, 2005 2:46 PM
> To: autismaba@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [autismaba] Re: OT: Today is National Evidence of
Harm Day
>
>
> Here is some truth:
> Thimerosal is a known neuro-toxin.
> It was grandfathered in on FDA approval and did not have to go
through
>rigorous testing.
> The flu shot which is advised to pregnant Moms contains over the
EPA limit
>of Mercury in it.
> The Material Safety Data Sheet and the actually bottle label on
Thimerosal
>contain warnings that it can cause neuro damage.
> Thimerosal Free shots have been independently tested only to find
they are
>not Thimerosal Free but that's ok because the vaccine industry is
heavily
>protected by government agencies they are in bed with.
> Trying to stay under 300 words here.
> If you need more proof check out www.nomercury.org
> Just a little ABA sidenote. My son would not even be doing ABA
today
>without us removing Mercury through chelation. He had gone from
silence to
>talking thanks to chelation.
> I once dismissed Mercury's role in all this, until my kid had his
first
>dose of chelation and started speaking in sentences.
> Karen
> Karen
>
> mistarey <mistarey@...> wrote:
> Regina,
>
> Yes I am for reducing anything foreign into our bodies that
may be
> harmful. but I won't buy one book and act like it is the gospel
truth.
>
> Yesteday, I viewed a program on television that claimed
they can
>now
> detect a boaby is autistic by which way it flops its head. Which
would go
> against this books theory because this would mean autism in in the
child
> BEFORE it was ever vaccinated.
>
> Then ther are the theories that it is hereditary.
>
> A lot of opinions floating around, some based on some
scientific
> experimentation.
>
> Two of my kids are autistic. Instead of trying to figure out,
or buy
> into any current reason on how they got that way I am spending my
energies
> on improving their lives. Making the best of their reality as it
is.
>
> I don't have time to sit and read every new book on the
subject.
>If
> someone wants to take te time to write a one page synopsis of what
Kirby
>or
> anyone else is selling I'll read that. Tell me in 300 words (or
less) his
> main points and I'll take a look at it. If I can eventually find
his book
> at a library (I can't afford to buy it on a fixed income), I'll
see if I
> have time for it. In the mean time I'd rather spend the time with
my
>kids.
>
> Lyn C.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: autismaba@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:autismaba@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of rgcf541
> Sent: June 8, 2005 2:01 PM
> To: autismaba@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [autismaba] Re: OT: Today is National Evidence of Harm
Day
>
>
> I have mixed feelings about these crusades...
>
> If I want to buy another copy of the book, I will buy the book
> because I want to reread it, or as you said to pass on to someone
> else (assuming that they WILL read it), because I would like to
help
> Barnes and Noble increase their corporate income and Mr. Kirby
his
> bank account and help him become an even bigger celebrity than he
is
> now. I admit that there is a little bit of rueful sarcasm in that
> remark.
>
> Mr. Kirby wrote an intriguing tome and he is a compelling
speaker,
> but I wouldn't count on a book hitting the New York Times best
> seller list to do the job. I agree that public awareness of
autism
> and the need for more research on cause and effective treatment
is a
> good thing. It sounds on the surface, if all the fact-checking is
> correct that it wouldn't be amiss to ask for an independent audit
of
> some paperwork at the CDC, FDA and NIH.
>
> I want to get mercury out of vaccines, since the ability to
> manufacture thimerasol free alternatives exist and I concur that
> mercury and biology are not two things which desirably go
together.
> I want this matter practically settled soon before the
anti-vaccine
> shift starts becoming entrenched and we run a risk of losing
> our "herd immunity" or inadvertantly end up hurting, instead of
> helping children.
>
> I will also keep doing what I am doing:
>
> Writing to the President requesting that he not sign legislation
> containing hidden language to override state bans on thimerasol
in
> vaccines because of "national security" (see Senate Bill 3
currently
> in Senate Committee) and to support legislation supporting
> thimerasol removal and increased funding of autism research, per
his
> campaign promises,
>
> Write to the Surgeon General of the US, citing the Hippocratic
Oath,
> and asking him to wield his influence and public visibility to
make
> a statement on the value of vaccination and to support removal of
> thimerasol from pediatric vaccines,
>
> Write letters to my Congressional Representatives and Senators
> asking them to join the Congressional Autism Caucus and to
> draft/sponsor legislation banning thimerasol from those vaccines
in
> which it is still used, and to prohibit use of thimerasol
containing
> vaccines in pregnant women and children under the age of 6,
>
> Support any state legislation currently in my legislature
mandating
> such a ban at the state level, write the decisionmakers at any
level
> about my support and urge votes and passage. If our current bill
> dies in committee, I will ask my legislator to redraft such a
bill.
>
> Research and request a non-thimerasol alternative vaccine for
myself
> and my children in order to vote with my wallet in way that might
be
> meaningful to the vaccine manufacturer.
>
> And honestly, I don't know whether thimerasol "causes" autism; I
> suspect that as more and more data comes in, that the answers
will
> show that there are a considerable combination of biological and
> environmental factors to reckon with.
>
> I would just prefer to decrease my children's and my heavy metal
> load while the answers are being found.
>
> Regina F.
>