World News Tonight w/Peter Jennings

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World News Tonight w/Peter Jennings
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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 5:47pm

Just saw a promo for the world news tonight with a story about the possible link between Autism and Vaccines and what the gov't might have known but not disclosed.

Candice, mom to three amazing kids, Maddy, Sam and Owen

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 7:13pm

I agree- I would like to see more good news for those of us dealing with autism, and help paying for the therapy would is really needed.

Here is the story I think WNT is going to report on:
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0616-31.htm

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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 8:39pm

I agree that support for research and treatment is BADLY lacking and much needs to be done to force insurance companies to cover autism and treatments, find ways to support families such as ourselves who are bankrupting themselves helping their children, etc.

I do actually disagree that vaccines had nothing to do with it and I think the world will find this out and be horribly shocked, way too late and after the fact and coverup.

I of course am not privee to any actual evidence, but I feel this is so in my gut. I have never been an overreactive person and usually would have believed that our government would never allow such a thing to happen to so many children, but from the first that I started reading about the mercury I have just had a deep sinking feeling in my stomach. I am now just waiting to be right. Had I known more when Malcolm was a baby, I would have certainly demanded non-mercury containing vaccines. There is no incidence of autism in either side of our families, even though there are shared symptoms and I do believe there is a strong genetic component to which children are and were affected by the vaccines.

Obviously, this is just my opinion. I am happy that autism and the large rise in cases among children is beginning at long last to get more coverage. There are, however, so many misconceptions that need to be addressed by more appropriate education and news coverage for all people.

yours,

Sara
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Wed, 06-22-2005 - 8:59pm

Sara, I didn't mean to imply that vaccines weren't ever responsible I just meant for us they weren't.

Candice, mom to three amazing kids, Maddy, Sam and Owen

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Thu, 06-23-2005 - 8:30am

Sara,

I agree with you. But for those who don't & think autism is genetic I hope you'll all read the new book by Dr. Bruce Lipton, "Biology of Belief". Author Dr. Bruce Lipton is a former medical school professor (University of Wisconsin) and research scientist (Stanford University School of Medicine). His experiments, examining in great detail the molecular mechanisms by which cells process information, have revealed that genes do not in fact control our behavior, instead, genes are turned on and off by influences outside the cell. So if you believe your child has a gene for autism what is it in his environment that is turning it on?

Samantha

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Thu, 06-23-2005 - 9:37am

I get tired of the same old reports too. I don't know specifically if it is thermerisol that is to blame, it probably is sometimes and sometimes it is something else. What bugs me is that mercury is the one thing that gets the hype.

There is all kinds of writings out there about this whole thing works. That it appears some kids are predisposed to autism, then some sort of environmental factor sets them over the edge. But what it appears to be is for some reason the body doesn't process things properly. For instance, the thought on mercury is that some kids just can't rid thier bodies of it like other kids can. But there is alot of studies out there that vaccines aren't the culprit. Those may be schewed, but I don't think it is the cause for all kids with autism.

You guys have got to read "Fast Food Nation". Mercury and extra vaccines is not the only thing that has changed in the last years that may be affecting our kids. The food we eat that is laden with hormones and chemicals and devoid of vitamins. The extra electronics that take up so much more of our time and can affect the brain.

I wish they would go beyond the hype of mercury and really address the issues of what may be the cause as well as what can be done.

Or Heck, HOw about a newsreport on TOLERANCE from others including police. About how when you see a child having a tantrum in public they may not be just a spoiled brat, but have a form of autism. I know of a mom who had the police called on her because in the store her son was making very rude remarks. A person in the store made a very unkind comment to the mom and the rest of the store applauded. How about a story on that.

How about a story on how kids with AS are often the targets of bullying and teasing by other kids. I could go on and on. I am glad autism is getting covered, but I am too kind of mercuried out until they have definitive proof that it was the shots. They have taken thermerisol out of shots now anyway for about 7 years, and I have been splitting up the shots of my younger 2 since I heard of the mercury possibility. So there isn't a lot that this kind of report can help with at this point anyway.

For instance, sure, we know what causes down syndrome. It is a chromosome abnormality. Is knowing how it happened after the fact going to help what to do now?

Only with mercury it may help if we know the kids don't process it, to keep them away as much as possible and learn what they can't process and why and try to help them from here on out.

Renee

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Thu, 06-23-2005 - 3:54pm

Samantha, I agree completely that it must be a gene either you have or you don't.

Candice, mom to three amazing kids, Maddy, Sam and Owen

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Thu, 06-23-2005 - 6:26pm

Dear Candice,

Oh no, I am and was not in any way offended by what you wrote and if I even a little sounded that way, I didn't mean to. Everyone in the world forwarded me the article by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and I am feeling a little touchy these days.

Of course it is possible that mercury in vaccines is not an offending catalyst, but I still doubt it. I agree with you all that it would be nice to have more coverage about everything ELSE about autism and spectrum, but until now all we were getting about mercury in vaccines is that the gov't says no connection. And then putting clauses/ordinances restricting parents suing drug companies about vaccines and autism undercover into national security laws ...(?!?!?!) And the chance that we are ever getting more articles about tolerance seems unlikely in this intolerant day and age.

OK, I'm tired and crabby. I wish I had even known to ask for mercury-free vaccines.

I love the pictures of your cute kids.

yours,

Sara
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