Comments on: $1 Billion for Initiatives on Autism? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/1-billion-initiatives-on-autism/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:26:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jonathan http://www.blisstree.com/articles/1-billion-initiatives-on-autism/comment-page-1/#comment-564734 jonathan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:59:58 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/?p=4041#comment-564734 It seems to me the combating autism act and the IACC are farcical. Part of the combating autism act was that a person with autism would be appointed to the IACC. Though the combating autism act's intentions were to cure and prevent autism and CAN (cure autism now) whichdrafted the legislation and lobbied congress for it, they appointed, Stephen Shore an anti-cure autistic to the IACC. Also, the IACC has on its board Mark Blaxill and Lynn Redwood, who seem to think they have autism all figured out and that the cause is mercury poisoning, so they would not even seem to believe the one billion dollar spending package is necessary. The neurodiversity movement and organizations like ASAN protested the combating autism act literally with placards and tried to do everything they could to prevent congress from passing it. Then when the law was passed they hypocritically embraced it and urged people to flood the IACC's with requests to perpetuate their misguided agenda. With all these blemishes I wonder if the combating autism act will really ever benefit anyone with autism or if any of its research or activities are really credible. It seems to me the combating autism act and the IACC are farcical. Part of the combating autism act was that a person with autism would be appointed to the IACC. Though the combating autism act’s intentions were to cure and prevent autism and CAN (cure autism now) whichdrafted the legislation and lobbied congress for it, they appointed, Stephen Shore an anti-cure autistic to the IACC. Also, the IACC has on its board Mark Blaxill and Lynn Redwood, who seem to think they have autism all figured out and that the cause is mercury poisoning, so they would not even seem to believe the one billion dollar spending package is necessary.

The neurodiversity movement and organizations like ASAN protested the combating autism act literally with placards and tried to do everything they could to prevent congress from passing it. Then when the law was passed they hypocritically embraced it and urged people to flood the IACC’s with requests to perpetuate their misguided agenda.

With all these blemishes I wonder if the combating autism act will really ever benefit anyone with autism or if any of its research or activities are really credible.

]]> By: passionlessDrone http://www.blisstree.com/articles/1-billion-initiatives-on-autism/comment-page-1/#comment-564723 passionlessDrone Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:08:30 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/?p=4041#comment-564723 I'm on board with pretty much everything listed there. Good stuff. I especially think there is much to be gained by evaluation of biomarkers and the creation of a tissue bank for further research. Thanks for posting this. - pD I’m on board with pretty much everything listed there. Good stuff. I especially think there is much to be gained by evaluation of biomarkers and the creation of a tissue bank for further research.

Thanks for posting this.

- pD

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