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McCarthy, Carrey Lead Rally In DC

It was roughly seven years ago when the autism community came together in our nation’s capital to argue that there was something seriously wrong with the ingredients in vaccines. Parents of children with autism believed that thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury was acting as an environmental trigger, and coupled with a predisposition, the exposure eventually caused autism in their children.

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RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s watershed moment occurred in 2006 when he visited the New York Times headquarters to discuss an editorial piece he submitted on the link between vaccines and neurological disorders in children. Ushered into a small room for what was set to be a private meeting with an editor, he instead found the space crammed with people, overflowing onto the arms of old leather chairs, with expressions ranging from boredom to disdain.

April/May 2008

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A landmark court decision was made in the vaccine-autism debate. The Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation (DVIC), Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS) conceded 1 of 9 cases involved in the Autism Omnibus proceedings. A lawyer for the Autism Omnibus families says that the concession is a turning point.
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Edwin Weeber, Ph.D is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Florida (USF), and has spent his graduate and post-graduate career conducting research on Angelman syndrome (AS). After 10 years of research and testing, he has discovered how to reverse the deficits of the disorder in mice.
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At first glance Adam Jasinski looks like a cartoon character. Big broad shoulders, bug eyes, curly hair. Every time he moves it seems as though he’s stepping over mountains to get from one place to another. On any given day, Jasinski might leave that same impression with anyone he comes in contact with, but for members of the autism community, Jasinski will forever be known for his ignorance as he proclaimed on national television that children with autism are “retards.&rdquo...
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14-year-old hears from AS lawyers.

Autism Speaks triumphs over Michigan teenager? Fourteen-year-old sued by huge charity? Don’t you love the Internet?