Thursday, January 31, 2008

“Eli Stone” Vaccine/Autism story line airs TODAY

Action Alert from National Autism Association:

Please take a couple of minutes to call ABC and thank them for not bowing to pressure from drug companies and the American Academy of Pediatrics to cancel “Eli Stone,” scheduled to air tomorrow, January 31 at 10:00 Eastern. This network needs to hear from parents of vaccine-injured children, whose stories have been successfully swept under the rug by Big Pharma for years. This is an important step in getting the truth about vaccine-injured children into the mainstream where it belongs.

We heard from an ABC employee yesterday who commented that so far, the overwhelming majority of comments the network had received were from the medical community—on both sides of the issue. When asked her thoughts after viewing the “Eli Stone” episode this same employee stated, “I had no idea about this issue. My eyes got watery.” We need to let the people at the network know of the profound effect vaccine injuries have had upon families, and now is our chance to do just that.

WHO TO CALL:
Ms. Hope Hartman, ABC Network Vice President of Media Relations 818.460.6360.
We’ve been told that Ms. Hartman has input on which resources are offered to viewers after the episode airs and upon any follow-up programming as well.

WHEN TO CALL:
Today: January 31

POINTS TO MAKE:
-ABC needs to hear a big “thank you” from our community
-Ask that the National Autism Association (nationalautism.org) and other advocacy organizations be included with resources following the show. They are going to provide the CDC’s website -- parents exposed to this topic for the first time need alternate resources that can help their children
-Ask for a follow-up to the show on ABC’s Nightline, including experts on recovering children through autism medical treatments
-Please tell them about your family and why the vaccine-injury story line is important to you
-There’s not much time, so please give ABC a call ASAP and let them know the significance of addressing the vaccine/autism connection through “Eli Stone.”

Together, we can make a difference.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Autism Cluster In New Jersey School

Dr. Lawrence Rosen, medical adviser at the Deirdre ImusEnvironmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, said there appears to be an autism cluster at St. Anthony's school in Northvale, which serves children with autism and suspects it's because of an environmental problem and that the center, which started the inquiry, wants tests of air, water and soil at the school. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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