Show Me the Recovery

A parent’s dream come true for a typical child (?- yes!)

sommer — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:18:31 +0000

I would have never guessed that one day, I would be hoping for the day that I could call my child “typical.” Sounds ironic, but when typical becomes a goal, that day is super sweet. The day that my son, at 3 1/2, FINALLY called, “Mama, mama, mama” to get my attention, I let him ask a few extra times just to revel in it. The day my son watched me put make-up on in the car before I dropped him at school and he sat in the backseat saying, “Moooommm!” out of impatience. And most recently, his new habit of putting me off- telling me, “Almost!” when he’s not finished with whatever he considers priority over my calling for him. Love it.

(This is Zane’s garden- he made it all himself, no help from mom- not even instx!)

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Tagged: ASD, autism recovery, autistic, progress, recovery

Not 1 in 150, not even 1 in 100, but ONE IN FIFTY-EIGHT. Do you hear me??? Anyone?

sommer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:01:58 +0000

When the CDC released its 1 in 150 statistic, the media really sat up at attention. It was all over the news, in lots of publications. But an even more alarming stat was just announced- 1 in 58, and where’s the press? What’s going on? I suspect the blind eye syndrome. That’s the answer! Riiiiight.

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Tagged: ASD rate, autism rate, autism statistic, CDC, epidemic

Wrong, wrong, wrong is the current thinking about autism- AMEN

sommer — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:21:51 +0000

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… what IS autism? Good grief, let’s get this DOWN people- kids’ lives are at stake!!!

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Tagged: ASD, autism, definition, wrong thinking

Flu Vaccine: Moms of little ones & prego women- LISTEN UP!

sommer — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:25:58 +0000

There are important questions to ask of the CDC. If you’re a new mom, a mom of small children or a pregnant woman, you NEED TO HAVE an interest in the details of these vaccinations! You have the chance to call in and ask some of the following:

1. How much mercury will my baby be exposed to from three flu shots?
2. Are there any safety studies regarding the mixture of thimerosal and squalene?
3. I looked up flu vaccines in the PDR and they are considered a pregnancy category C drug and have NEVER been tested for safety in even animal studies. Why hasn’t this been done since you are now telling us to get the vaccine?
4. I read that a flu vaccine given to a pregnant mother may also cause an immune response in the infant which may interfere with brain development. Have you looked into this?
5. Past studies have found that the flu vaccine is not effective in preventing the flu, how do you know this vaccine will work?

Click here for all the info!

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Tagged: CDC, flu vaccine, flu virus, H1N1, pediatric vaccines, vaccine, vaccine safety

Autism IS a kidnapper. But recovery is happening!

sommer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:42:08 +0000

Tell the world that autism recovery is a reality!

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Tagged: ASD, autism, kidnapper, recovery

Squalene- huh? It’s in the Swine Flu Vaccine? What’s the big deal?

sommer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:25:22 +0000

So the Swine Flu Vaccine has squalene in it. What is squalene? Um, you DO want to know what it is, especially when your child’s school is telling you they want to inject it into your kid’s body. Keep up with this, parents. Squalene has created questions about its role in chronic inflammatory diseases.

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Tagged: chronic, squalene, swine flu, vaccine

ASD families submit your feedback- IACC is actually requesting it!

sommer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:23:35 +0000

On behalf of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), the Nation Institute of Mental Health is seeking comments to inform the annual update of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research, as required by the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-416).

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit input from ASD stakeholders to inform the next update of the Strategic Plan. In the RFI form, there will be an opportunity to provide input on each section of the IACC Strategic Plan. Please include suggestions regarding missing or underrepresented knowledge areas, new opportunities needed for advancing research and knowledge about ASD, and suggestions for prioritizing research objectives.

The RFI will close on August 21, 2009. Responses must be submitted electronically via the web-based form.

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Tagged: ASD, autism, Combating Autism Act, IACC, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, National Institue of Mental Health, NIMH

Overview of Swine Flu Concerns – Parents, keep up with this!

sommer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:50:25 +0000

There is a lot being said in the media about this topic. For good reason. So what’s the real scoop? You better find out.

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Tagged: swine flu, swine flu vaccine, vaccine

Generation Rescue and Autism One Join Forces

sommer — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:51:59 +0000

Nice combo!

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Tagged: Autism One, generation rescue, join

Vaccines CAN contribute to autism. You doubt?

sommer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:29:41 +0000

Those doubting the thimerosal (mercury preservative in vaccines) relationship to neurological issues needs to research thoroughly because there is an abundance of evidence (why would the gov’t recommend it not be used???). Yes, we adults rec’d thimerosal-containing vaccines as kids, but the vaccine schedule was much different- in 1983, the CDC recommended 10 vaccines for our children; as of 2008, the CDC recommends 36: an increase of 260%! (see comparison here: http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/cdc_comparison.pdf)
If you have a child who was not negatively affected by thimerosal-containing shots, count your blessings! In my opinion and in many others’, all other parents should be concerned and proactive in protecting their kids. Most autism parents aren’t anti-vaccine; we’re pro-GREEN vaccine and pro-alternative schedule.

1) http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/yasko.pdf (Dr. Amy was interviewed in Discover Magazine re: autism-
http://discovermagazine.com/2007/apr/autism-it2019s-not-j...
and her book is one of two that Generation Rescue recommends to understand what’s going on in children’s bodies who have autism- go to http://www.generationrescue.org and click on Begin Recovery; book is linked mid-page).

2) alternative vaccine schedule-
http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/the-only-thimer.html

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Tagged: ASD, autism, cause, CDC, contribute, Discover Magazine, Dr. Amy Yasko, generation rescue, green, MMR, recovery, vaccine, vaccine schedule, vaccines