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Raymond Gallup, Founder April Oakes, President Ronnie Oakes, Vice President Wendy Ramos, Treasurer Linda Demos, Secretary Scientific Advisory Board Harold Buttram, M.D., F.A.A.E.M. Sherri Tenpenny, D.O. Jaquelyn McCandless, M.D. David Berger, M.D., F.A.A.P. Andrew Levinson, M.D. F. Edward Yazbak, M.D., F.A.A.P. Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. William Shaw, Ph.D. Tedd Koren, D.C. Tim O'Shea, D.C. Aristo Vojdani, Ph.D., M.T.
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DEFINITION * TREATMENT * PREVENTION
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Autism Awareness
They looked at me with compassion.
I hadn't a clue why.
Then they told me my son was challenged
and I began to cry.
Your son may be Autistic or
have some related disease.
I've never heard of it, I said.
Explain it to me please?
It occurs one in every five hundred births,
Four times more often in boys.
Families of all racial and ethnic backgrounds,
Regardless of stature or poise.
It's a Lifelong neurological impairment
That affects the ability to speak,
Play or socially interact.
I felt my knees grow weak.
My husband took me in his arms;
We held each other tight.
My five year old beside me asking,
Mommy, is Stevie all right?
We wouldn't have known there was a problem,
If not for his speech delay.
We thought he was just a little shy,
And preferred solitary play.
When she said they don't know what causes it,
I just wanted to die.
My God, this isn't happening,
They can't even tell us why?
God is not sleeping, I said to myself
Over and over again;
Holding fast to my faith in God
To help me endure the pain.
Clearly there needs to be research.
It's imperative we find a way
Of getting the programs funded,
If we're ever to gain some headway.
Our children are so precious.
They look to us for care.
Let's show them how much we love them
and make everyone aware.
Please
join us June 12th for "Rock for Autism"
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TAAP gives special thanks to:
John
Travolta and Kelly Preston
for their ongoing & generous support !!!
"Studies that Count, Studies that Don’t" - Dr. Yazbak
NEUROIMMUNOLOGY OF AUTISM: A MULTIFACETED HYPOTHISIS
What Is Coming Through That Needle?
Thank you for your commitment and dedication to our children!
Autism in the United States: A Perspective
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (December 2003)
Letter to the Editor of BMJ
(January 24, 2004)
(Response to a
paper based on statistics by Brent Taylor, suggesting that the incidence of
autism has leveled off in London)
Dr. Bernard Rimland
"Stealth-Adapted Viruses and the Epidemic of Autism"
Statement from W. John Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Statement by Viera Scheibner, Ph.D.
Autism is 1 in 150 children today, 1 in 68 families!!! Please help us stop the insanity, by giving your tax-deductible donation today!!!
Autism: An Immunological Perspective
Autism is an increasingly
common developmental disability that typically appears in childhood, usually
during the first three years of life. It interferes with the normal development
and functioning of the brain in the areas of reasoning, social interaction and
communication. There may be emotional, motor and/or sensory disturbances, which
exacerbate these deficits. Frequently, a developmental pattern is described,
depicting a period of normal development followed by either a sudden, or
slow-but-steady, regression or loss of skills. Many practitioners diagnose
autism from a neurological basis based on a list of outward symptoms and
characteristics. They admit that the cause or causes of autism are unknown.
Tragically, the research and funding has been limited to the area of genetics
since the 1940’s when the condition was described by Kanner.
Recent scientific findings have shown, however, multiple immune system
abnormalities in autistic individuals. Scientists have also embraced the idea of
the complex integration of the immune, nervous, endocrine, and other systems of
the body; in particular the notion that early and severe toxic assaults of the
immune system can lead to profound neurological damage. Such derailments have
been known to occur in conjunction with severe environmental insults, such as
pre/post-natal viral infections and/or through childhood vaccinations. Dr.
Andrew Wakefield has documented the presence of the measles viral or bacterial
particles and/or antibodies in the intestines and body tissues or fluids from
persons with immune and/or neurological disease, in the case of autism. Many
other doctors in the US have gone on to prove the same conclusion. A viral
"insult" in predisposed persons can ultimately lead to a state of autoimmunity
or continuous immune reaction against the body's own tissues. Antibodies
against brain and other body elements have been detected in autism by Dr. V. K.
Singh. He has been researching the autoimmune connection for over 10 years and
his research is the motivation of our organization. Dr. John Martin proposed
that autism is primarily a prenatal viral infection that involves the brain and
that occurs in a genetically predisposed individual. He has identified the
“Stealth Virus”, which is a cell killing virus found in childhood vaccines. He
feels the infection renders the person susceptible to further brain damage from
vaccines and other environmental and/or autoimmune factors.
Many researchers are also
blaming the high levels of thimerosal, a form of methylmercury used in many
childhood vaccines, as one of the culprits in the catastrophic rise in autism.
Congressional Records from 2000 – 2003 have documented that thimerosal levels
far exceed the EPA safety levels. Dr. Bernard Rimland, director of the Autism
Research Institute and researcher for 45 years believes, “The autism epidemic is
real and excessive vaccinations are the cause.” Dr. Mark Geier has proven that
thimerosal is still present in childhood vaccines, even single dose vials. He
has investigated the FDA’s own safety data and found disturbing evidence,
validating his concerns about thimerosal in vaccines.
ADDRESSING AUTISM THROUGH IMMUNOLOGY
We are a non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining funding for independent research into the cause, treatment and prevention of autism and other autoimmune disorders. We support prominent medical and natural practitioners, who are working diligently to understand the biomedical and immunological causes. We work to provide information on the latest and most successful treatments. Our vision is to financially support our independent doctors and researchers, who will not only re-define autism, but will lead to new treatments for our children, with the focus on prevention.
PLEASE HELP US STOP THE AUTISM EPIDEMIC!!!
DEFINITION * TREATMENT * PREVENTION
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OUR ULTIMATE GOALS ARE TO: |
1) fully define immune etiologies in autism;
2) develop appropriate treatment
options for individuals who have autism
through autoimmunity or immune
system deficiency;
3) develop mechanisms for prevention of immune-based autism.
Dear Friends,
The Autism Autoimmunity
Project began, as you may know, with an idea I had early in 1998.
The Project as a corporate entity was approved by the IRS in October 1998
as a 501 (c) (3) charity for autism research, begun
after I had determined that neither government nor private autism organizations
were funding substantive immune research. Unfortunately this is still
largely the case, in spite of Congress' recent appropriation of huge sums
for autism biomedical research, the investiture of California's MIND
Institute with major funding, and the existence of at least two multimillion-dollar
private autism research organizations. Yet it is increasingly clear
that the regressive autism occurring in such horrifying numbers is an immune-mediated
entity based on genetic immune and detoxification frailties.
Our organization of parents
and professionals must somehow enable this crucial autism research to be
done. Today the Project's presence is regularly felt at the highest
levels of governmental and scientific endeavor, as members and Project-supported
researchers present at gatherings of worldwide importance, and publish
in second-to-none scientific venues. Dr. Vijendra Singh was the inspiration
for the Project, and I feel that his research of more than twenty years
will be the key to obtaining definitive answers for our children with autoimmune
indicators. His work, with that of Dr. Andrew Wakefield and other
pioneers, is rewriting the textbook on autism. Currently, Project-supported
scientists include Dr. Singh, of Utah State University, Logan; Dr. James
Oleske of the University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey; Dr. Andrew
Wakefield of the Royal Free Hospital, London; and Teresa C. Binstock, researcher
in developmental and behavioral neuroanatomy -- though other deserving
researchers will be considered if funds allow.
As the autism epidemic accelerates, a new vision is taking shape for an Autism Research Center wherein Drs. Singh, Wakefield and Oleske, together with Dr. Harold Buttram and other innovative scientists, will combine their investigative efforts. As time goes on I envision that the research projects we fund will not only define the nature of regressive autism, but will lead to new treatments for our children, as well as sound measures for the prevention of autism. We need solutions now--not forty to fifty years from now--and those answers will be derived from immunology- and environment-based study, rather than the long-prevailing genetic research. An NIH director just estimated the lifelong cost of caring for a child with autism at $2,000,000! The human cost is immeasurable.
The answers we need are out there. With all of us working together, I am confident they will come to light soon.
Ray Gallup, Founder of The Autism Autoimmunity Project
Responses to Today Show and Newsweek Magazine
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Casi's Clubhouse is a support group, discussing ANYTHING related to vaccine injury. Topics include autism, ADD/ADHD, RETTS Syndrome, Lupus, Crohn's Disease, MS, Alzheimer's, OCD, Arthritis, Diabetes, ALS, IBS, Bi-Polar, Lyme Disease, Parkinson's, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Thyroiditis, SIDS, SBS and many, many more! The clubhouse was started in loving memory of Casi Renee Oakes (June 3, 1995 - June 13, 1999).
Please learn from our mistake and "Educate BEFORE You Vaccinate!"
YOUR
CHILDREN...YOUR CHOICE...YOUR RIGHTS...
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