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Food Inc.

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Food Inc.

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Link Autism Leadership

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The Link Autism Leadership blog has been added to The Autism Retort.

A Wild Ride

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Green Vaccines Oregon Ballot Initiative

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:38:00 +0000

Make a donation to this cause here. Oregon has been selected as the first state for attempted passage.

Source: A Simple Plan by By Kent Heckenlively, Esq.

Proposal Ideas and Areas for Inclusion in Green Vaccine Bill

1. Research/Testing

a. Opening the Vaccine Safety Database to Independent Researchers - Compel the state of Oregon to petition the federal government to assist in the return of the records of the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) files concerning childhood vaccination records from private industry and to make them available to independent researchers to determine the possible links between increased vaccinations and autism and other neurological disorders. (Background: In approximately 2004 the CDC turned over the VSD developed at taxpayer expense to a private agency, America’s Health Insurance Plans, which has denied access to medical researchers.)

b. Unvaccinated Children – Oregon Department of Health must conduct an independent study of unvaccinated children in Oregon and compare their rates of ASD, asthma, diabetes, and food allergies to vaccinated children.

c. Aluminum Research – Oregon Department of Health must study the safety of using aluminum in vaccines (presuming mercury now banned) and either certify its safety or warn parents through disclosure of any ongoing safety issues. (Aluminum was “grandfathered” into vaccines and has never undergone safety testing.)

2. Disclosure/Informed Consent

a. Comparison of CDC recommended schedules to vaccines required to attend school in Oregon.

b. Comparison of CDC, Oregon vaccine schedules with schedules from first world countries in Western Europe, as well as a comparison of child mortality and rates of autism and other neurological disorders among the differing groups.

c. Explanation of philosophical, religious, and medical exemptions to vaccinations.

d. Explanation of “Vaccine Precautionary Principles” for pediatricians and parents to consider in administering vaccines.

e. Disclosure of any and all toxic ingredients in vaccines, including aluminum and mercury, as well as levels and comparison to EPA/FDA safety standards, and whether such safety testing has been done or the ingredient has been “grandfathered” into the vaccine, which means full safety testing has not been done.

f. Disclosure of death rates from vaccine-preventable diseases.

3. Banning

a. Thimerosal Ban for Children and Pregnant Women - Vaccines given to Oregon children and pregnant women must be 100% free from Thimerosal (a mercury-based preservative also used in manufacturing) with absolutely no exceptions. This includes a ban on the use of thimerosal in manufacturing of the vaccines.

b. Flu Shot Ban for Pregnant Women - Flu shots have NOT been safety-tested or
approved by the FDA for use in pregnant women. Oregon must abide by this lack of approval from the FDA and ban the flu shot for pregnant women.

c. Simultaneous Administration Ban - Vaccines have never been tested or approved by the FDA to be co-administered. The new law will allow only one vaccine to be administered per pediatric visit. A minimum of one week must be observed between vaccines.

d. Premature Birth Vaccine Ban - Vaccines have not been safety-tested for premature infants. Any child born premature may not receive a vaccine until they reach a minimum age of 6 months.

e. Infant Vaccine Ban – An Oregon child may not receive any vaccines until they reach a minimum age of 3 months.

4. Changes to Existing Law

a. Addition of Philosophical Exemption to Vaccination - The addition to Oregon law of a philosophical exemption to vaccination as currently allowed in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

b. Reduction in Required Vaccines – Reduce the number of required vaccines in Oregon to attend school to the following list: DTaP, polio, MMR, and HiB.

c. Future Vaccine Addition Threshold – No future vaccines may be added to the required list by the Oregon Department of Health unless at least 50% of the 30 countries in the first world (see attached list) have added the vaccine to their country’s schedule first.

d. “Precautionary Principles” Guidelines - The Oregon Department of Health will develop a list of precautionary principle guidelines for safe vaccine administration to be shared with all healthcare professionals and to be disclosed to all Oregon parents. The guidelines from Japan can serve as a helpful example.

e. Restriction of National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986 to Strict Liability for Unavoidably Unsafe Products – The state of Oregon and the Oregon Attorney General will take the position that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986 (NCVICA) does not preempt design defect claims and that those who claim vaccine injury due to design defects can bring their case in the traditional civil court system and be accorded the rights of full discovery against all parties, including pharmaceutical companies and the federal government. The state of Oregon will take the position that plaintiffs need only bring their action under NCVICA if the injurious side-effects of the particular vaccine were unavoidably unsafe under the meaning of strict liability as found in Section 402A, comment k of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. The state of Oregon and the Oregon Attorney General will actively assist Oregon plaintiffs in these efforts. (For further explanation of what’s intended, please refer to the unanimous decision of the Georgia Supreme Court in American Home Products Corporation v. Ferrari, 284 Ga. 384, 668 S.E.2d 236, 2008 WL 4452358 (Ga.))

f. Vaccinations and Military Personnel - Given that a recently released 452 page Congressional report found that approximately 25% of U.S. Gulf War veterans (173,000 service members) suffer from Gulf War Syndrome and the illness resulted from some combination of chemicals, anti-nerve gas vaccinations, and possibly multiple vaccinations given in a short period of time, the state of Oregon will urge the federal government to allow citizens of Oregon serving in the United States military/Reserve United States Military/Oregon Guard and their families to either decline vaccination or choose an alternative vaccination schedule.

5. Consumer/Parental Choice

a. Choice of Aluminum and Formaldehyde Free Vaccines – Parents will have the option of getting aluminum and formaldehyde free vaccines for their children for an additional cost.

b. Choice of a Different Vaccination Schedule from First World Countries – Parents will be given the option of choosing a different vaccination schedule from the top 20
industrialized countries after examining their rates of child mortality and neurological disorders.

c. Choice of Getting a Titer check before Vaccination - Prior to giving a booster shot for the MMR and Varicella vaccines, titers must be checked by a pediatrician to see if immunity has already been achieved.

d. Choice of a Test Screening for Mitochondrial Disorders before Vaccination - Prior to a first vaccination, children must be screened for mitochondrial disorders. If any are present, an alternative vaccination schedule must be developed with the doctor and parent/guardian.

e. Choice of Dividing the MMR Vaccination into Individual Doses – The state of Oregon will demand of the pharmaceutical companies that they give parents a choice of breaking the MMR shot into individual shots (measles, mumps, rubella) so they can be given over a period of time, in addition to the single MMR shot.

“Green Vaccines” Ballot Initiative

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“Green Vaccines” Ballot Initiative

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Meetings will address needs of adults with autism -- chicagotribune.com

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Meetings will address needs of adults with autism -- chicagotribune.com

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CDC: No clear GBS link to H1N1 Vaccine because WE SAY SO

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:35:00 +0000

CDC: No clear GBS link to H1N1 Vaccine because WE SAY SO

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Magic Autism Clue

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:00 +0000

Autism Diagnoses and Treatments Could Be Found in Study of Magic - ABC News

Marijuana and Autism: The Ultimate HERBal Remedy?

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000

Marijuana and Autism: The Ultimate HERBal Remedy?

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MMR does not equal ALL vaccines / ASD Kids with Seizures Subset

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:00 +0000

MMR does not equal ALL vaccines / ASD Kids with Seizures Subset

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The Swine Flu Blues

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Recovering Matthew

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The Secret (Law of Attraction) and Autism Spectrum Disorders

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The Secret (Law of Attraction) and Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Aspie Blogger Suicide???

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:01:00 +0000

If anyone know enough about this guy to check on him, please do. This is not the first suicide threat, but you never know when he will finally do it ... http://www.aspieweb.net/im-gonna/

Eide Neurolearning Blog

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The Eide Neurolearning Blog has been added to The Autism Retort!

Weekly articles related to brain-based learning and learning styles, problem-solving and creativity, kids, families, and parenting, gifted and visual learners, dyslexia, attention deficit disorders, autism, and more.

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Adventures in Autism: Autism Chair Thomas Insel Refuses to Ride in an Elevator With an Autistic Child

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Adventures in Autism: Autism Chair Thomas Insel Refuses to Ride in an Elevator With an Autistic Child

Autism and Medical Marijuana Revisited

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The mysterious effect of pets on sick kids

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:06:00 +0000

The mysterious effect of pets on sick kids

Autism: Recovery Against All Odds by Kristi Chrysler

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:59:00 +0000

From BOOKSABOUTAUTISM.BLOGSPOT.COM

Autism: Recovery Against All Odds by Kristi Chrysler

Book By N. Texas Mom Details Son's Autism Recovery

NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21)It was a diagnosis that a Burleson mother just wouldn't accept. Doctors said her five-year-old son was so severely Autistic, that she should send him to an institution. Today that son is 12-years-old and, according to his doctors, shows no signs of the disorder.

Kristi Chrysler is a single mother who has had her share of challenges raising a family. Her son, Richie, began to regress in his abilities at 12 months. It took nearly four years for doctors to diagnose Richie with Autism. By then, the signs were unmistakable. "He was very aggressive, he had major breakdowns, 10 times a day," explained Chrysler. "Each one could last from 10 minutes to 60 minutes where I would have to hold him to prevent him from banging his head, hurting himself or running after and hurting someone else."

Doctors told Chrysler there was no hope for Richie. "Every night, I'd put him to bed and sit there and he'd have to rub my arm to fall asleep and I'd sit there with tears streaming down my face just thinking, 'Who in an institution is going to do this for him?'"

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PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCES RECOVERY ACT FUNDING FOR AUTISM RESEARCH

autism.parent@gmail.com (Contact) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Bethesda, MD - In a visit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus, President Barack Obama announced $5 billion in grant awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to fund cutting-edge medical research in every state across America. The more than 12,000 grant awards are expected to create tens of thousands of jobs over the next two years and are part of an overall $100 billion Recovery Act investment in science and technology to lay the foundation for the innovation economy of the future.

“We know that this kind of investment will also lead to new jobs: tens of thousands of jobs conducting research, manufacturing and supplying medical equipment, and building and modernizing laboratories and research facilities,” said President Obama. “I’ve long said, the goal of the Recovery Act was not to create make-work jobs, but jobs making a difference for our future. There is no better example than the jobs we will produce or preserve through the grants we are announcing this morning.”

“This historic investment demonstrates this administration’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of science and turning those discoveries into benefits for the American people. NIH researchers and grantees are already conducting some of the world’s most groundbreaking biomedical research, said Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “These awards will accelerate our progress towards the new medicines, treatments, and cures that will help Americans live longer, healthier lives.

By creating brand-new programs, such as Challenge Grants, Grand Opportunity grants, and Signature Initiatives, NIH is funding innovative research throughout the nation. The grant awards will support the full spectrum of medical research—from basic research to clinical and translational studies. The Recovery Act funded NIH grants are in several areas including heart disease, autism, HIV-AIDS, H1N1 Flu and cancer.

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Richard Daines: Get Flu Shot or Face Termination (H1N1 Next

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Richard Daines: Get Flu Shot or Face Termination (H1N1 Next …)

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Lend4Health

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The Lend4Health blog has been added to The Autism Retort!

Lend4Health is a non-profit that facilitates community-funded, interest-free micro-loans as a creative funding option for individuals and groups seeking optimal health. Currently, Lend4Health is facilitating loans for the "biomedical" treatment of children and adults with autism spectrum and related disorders. Other health issues may be included on Lend4Health in the future.

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Divorce and Special Needs Families - The Special Needs Parent Blog - SpecialNeedsParentCoach.com

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Divorce and Special Needs Families - The Special Needs Parent Blog - SpecialNeedsParentCoach.com

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The Verbal Behavior Approach

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