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Post by grammyk on Sept 19, 2008 2:48:27 GMT 1
This article and more can be found at www.ageofautism.comSeptember 17, 2008 Stealth Viruses - The Secret Face of Autism? By Kent Heckenlively, Esq. In November of 1995, Dr. W. John Martin, chief of the Immunology/Molecular Pathology Unit at the Los Angeles County Medical Center, as well as a Professor of Pathology at the University of Southern California, presented findings to the Institute of Medicine suggesting that the polio vaccine had been contaminated with simian cytomegalovirus from African Green Monkeys. (The polio vaccine was cultured in kidney tissue from African Green Monkeys.) Dr. Martin was concerned because his research suggested that the virus was spreading from infected individuals and causing a wide range of neurological problems. Yet the virus was not activating any of the typical inflammatory markers, thus causing medical practitioners to miss the problem. He referred to this virus as a “stealth adapted virus” because of its ability to evade the body’s immune responses. According to Dr. Martin, his unsolicited proposals to the FDA and CDC to test polio vaccine lots for the simian cytomegalovirus were so threatening to the medical establishment that his laboratory at USC was closed and his research funding confiscated. Despite the great toll this research had taken on his professional life, Dr. Martin continued to pursue these stealth adapted viruses. Using his own personal support, Dr. Martin was able to identify the presence of a stealth adapted virus in the brain biopsy of a child with neurological problems, who later died. An account of this can be found in the article “Complex Intracellular Inclusions in the Brain of a Child with a Stealth Virus Encephalopathy” and is available online at www.sciencedirect.com. Looking at the samples from this child under a high-powered electron microscope, one thing which was immediately apparent was that these stealth viruses were damaging the mitochondria, the body’s powerhouse for cellular energy. Dr. Martin first became interested in autism as a result of treating women with chronic fatigue syndrome. He noted that some of these mothers had children with autism. Could an infectious agent be passed from mother to child? Dr. Martin was led further along this path by the reported observation of abnormal head growth during the first year of life in children who were subsequently diagnosed with autism, as well as abnormal neuropeptide levels from cord blood. It was apparent to Dr. Martin that these children were entering the world with significant challenges, which may have been exacerbated by their vaccines or other environmental exposures.Early in his research Dr. Martin worked with Zaki Saluhuddin, a co-discoverer of the HHV-6 virus. They realized that stealth adaptation could potentially occur with all types of human and animal viruses, but that the use of vaccines had likely greatly increased the prevalence of infections caused by such viruses. Dr. Martin published a study along with Dr. Tom Glass showing that patient-derived stealth-adapted viruses caused severe neurological disease when inoculated into animals, without any accompanying inflammatory reaction, the accepted hallmark of an infectious disease. Based on numerous virus cultures, and confirmed by Zaki Salahuddin, direct evidence for a stealth adapted virus infection was seen in the vast majority of patients with autism. A research article describing this finding was published in 1995. In his opinion “an autistic or severely learning disabled child should be considered as being stealth virus infected unless a negative culture shows otherwise.” Martin believes that these stealth viruses strike at the mitochondria, causing the severe damage of autism and other neurological problems. The mitochondria insufficiency renders the child susceptible to environmental challenges that can place further demands on the body’s energy needs. Unfortunately, the immune system is relatively powerless to deal with stealth adapted viruses. |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 19, 2008 3:11:05 GMT 1
another good article from ageofautism
June 09, 2008
WORLD MERCURY PROJECT ROLLS OUT THE TRUTH
By Dan Olmsted
I’ve had a chance to hang out for a while with World Mercury Project director Eric Gladen and his crew since the Green Our Vaccines rally and I’m here to tell you, they’re the real deal. Eric was mercury poisoned for years and finally figured it all out when one last tetanus shot in his 20s pushed him way over the edge. Let’s put it this way, he knows why autistic children act the way they do.
He’s set out to turn his own personal nightmare into something good -- a high-energy, well-organized and large-scale attack on mercury in its many manifestations, from vaccines to power plants. Mercury belongs in laboratories under tightly controlled conditions and nowhere else, he says.
They’re doing a big loop around the country and talking with dozens of people involved in the mercury/autism/thimerosal issue. I first bumped into them at the AAP rally last winter in Chicago (but was too bundled up and frozen to notice), at Autism One last month and now at the rally. They stayed with Brooke and John Potthast in Arlington (in their driveway, actually) and drove their mega-RV (TVs, fireplace, editing desk, etc.) by my place Sunday to drop off a DVD of Bobby Kennedy’s speech at the rally (which they’ll be posting for us shortly).
A lot of videos have been, are being and will be made about the subject, but this one has the potential to be a next-generation leap forward in terms of nailing mercury as the evil force it really is, and getting something done about it.
“We need to assign mercury to the conditions it causes,” Eric says, adding that goes way beyond autism (which is plenty bad enough) to the whole new landscape of neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative and chronic conditions now turning the planet into one big sick ward for the human race. “That’s never happened, and I don’t understand why.”
One reason, Eric suggests, is that toxicologists absolutely “get” just how bad mercury exposure is, but most doctors, with their focus on germs and medicines (and their heroic self-image), are for the most part clueless. They need to start communicating. Basically, we spent half the time shaking our heads that anyone with a high-school education and half a brain, let alone an M.D who took a vow to do no harm, could conceivably inject, defend or otherwise sanction the presence of mercury in medicine, in their own practice or anywhere on Earth.
The mercury flu shot for pregnant women seems to us like proof positive that the public health officials and pediatricians of the United States have lost their collective half-brains. Both Eric and I have been told by concerned doctors that a big swath of the youngest kids with autism now are “flu shot kids” whose mothers got the mercury shot during pregnancy.
Talk about SICK. Reminds me of the sign I saw at the rally with a photo of an affected child and the words,”If I had the flu I’d be recovered by now.”
WMP headed out of DC last night for New York. Can’t wait for the film, or the movie, or whatever it’s called these days. Meanwhile follow their progress at WORLD MERCURY PROJECT.
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Post by gigi on Sept 19, 2008 18:42:07 GMT 1
Mary, These are very informative articles. But I have to say, the best was the one you wrote and posted in the other forum. Straight from the heart - nothing could be more powerful, or more touching. You are certainly as much of a blessing to your grandson as he is to you.  |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 19, 2008 19:05:39 GMT 1
Mary, These are very informative articles. But I have to say, the best was the one you wrote and posted in the other forum. Straight from the heart - nothing could be more powerful, or more touching. You are certainly as much of a blessing to your grandson as he is to you. Gigi, You are so sweet to say that! Ty has become my purpose in life..  |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 21, 2008 3:30:35 GMT 1
Autism Facts & Statistics
1 in 150 births
4:1 ratio of boys to girls
1 in 98 boys
Fastest growing developmental disability
100 billion annual costs
In ten years the annual costs are projected at 200-400 billion.
Cost of lifelong care can be reduced by 2/3rds with early intervention
A family with a child with autism will fund 3 to 5 million dollars of services throughout the lifetime of the child.
More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than cancer, diabetes, Downs Syndrome and AIDS combined.
Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of most of the more prevalent childhood disorders.
Approximately 1 million individuals in the US have autism
Incidence vs. Private Funding (2007)
Condition
Incidence
Private Funding
Pediatric AIDS
1 in 8,000
394 Million
Leukemia
1 in 25,000
310 Million
Muscular Dystrophy
1 in 20,000
175 Million
Juvenile Diabetes
1 in 500
130 Million
Autism
1 in 150
42 Million
Studies have shown that environmental toxins like mercury and pesticides cause autism.
There has been no study that has directly linked a pure genetics basis for autism.
The fastest growing genetic disorders are approximately 1% per 100 years. Autism is much greater than that.
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Post by tufta on Sept 21, 2008 20:48:02 GMT 1
Autism Facts & Statistics 1 in 150 births 4:1 ratio of boys to girls 1 in 98 boys Fastest growing developmental disability 100 billion annual costs In ten years the annual costs are projected at 200-400 billion. Cost of lifelong care can be reduced by 2/3rds with early intervention A family with a child with autism will fund 3 to 5 million dollars of services throughout the lifetime of the child. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than cancer, diabetes, Downs Syndrome and AIDS combined. Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of most of the more prevalent childhood disorders. Approximately 1 million individuals in the US have autism Incidence vs. Private Funding (2007) Condition Incidence Private Funding Pediatric AIDS 1 in 8,000 394 Million Leukemia 1 in 25,000 310 Million Muscular Dystrophy 1 in 20,000 175 Million Juvenile Diabetes 1 in 500 130 Million Autism 1 in 150 42 Million Studies have shown that environmental toxins like mercury and pesticides cause autism. There has been no study that has directly linked a pure genetics basis for autism. The fastest growing genetic disorders are approximately 1% per 100 years. Autism is much greater than that. Grammyk, interesting! The forum is so productive I have to leave this and some other threads for slow reading  Thaaaaanks!! |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 21, 2008 22:39:26 GMT 1
Mary,
Do you know if any studies have been done regarding plastics and autism? With the recent scares about chemicals from plastics leaching from baby bottles and water bottles, you wonder...
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Post by grammyk on Sept 22, 2008 0:37:48 GMT 1
Mary, Do you know if any studies have been done regarding plastics and autism? With the recent scares about chemicals from plastics leaching from baby bottles and water bottles, you wonder... Jeanne, Everything makes me wonder anymore! Good question, but I don't know of any specific studies on plastics and Autism. Autism is such a mystery. I am convinced there is not any ONE factor that causes Autism. Actually I am pretty much convinced that many factors come into play, based on all the studies and personal experiences. I think that the predisposition for Ty's generation started with mine. Sounds strange I know. I base this on a few factors. First and foremost, my generation has been the first to be exposed to massive amounts of toxins, in the environment and food supplies. Immunizations which generally were intended as a good thing, were mandated for us as children. These toxins and viruses were in our systems and we had children.....passing some fraction to our children. Then they were raised on toxins, had more immunizations, more exposure to chemicals and toxins, and then had their children.... (Note: I am RH negative, had 2 Rhogam shots before becoming pregnant with my daughter. Rhogam contains mercury. Daughter had a flu shot while pregnant with now autistic son. Flu shot contained mercury) I believe my grandson Ty had some mercury poisoning already in his system from birth and then the first year shots, and when he received his last series of shots at age 14 months, it was such an overload of toxins it threw him into autism. Here is a timeline of his shots, which includes 4 Flu and the MMR which both contained thimerosal, (mercury) which is suspected as a trigger in autism. After his 14 month immunizations the autistic traits started (he also got very sick and turned blue!) and by 18 months we knew it was autism that afflicted him. 1 Day old: Hepatitis B 2 Months old: Hepatitis B DTAP Hepatitis B HIB (Flu) Polio PCV7 (Pneumonia) 5 Months old: Hepatitis B DTAP Hepatitis B HIB (Flu) Polio PCV7 (Pneumonia) 8 Months old: DTAP Hepatitis B HIB (Flu) Polio PCV7 (Pneumonia) 1 Year old: DTAP Hepatitis B 14 Months old: HIB (Flu) MMR Varicella (Chickenpox) PCV7 (Pneumonia) Can you imagine? 7 Hep B shots, 4 Pneumonia, 4 Flu! Why so many in such a short time period? And a Hep B the day after birth! Our children are being poisoned, with the best of intentions. In the mid 80's the number of vaccines given were 10, today it is 36. 260% more! It's obscene! I continue to read and analyze all the studies and reports and have come to this conclusion so far. I don't think they will ever pin autism on one thing. There are a number of factors. My fear is that we have poisoned our children to a point that future generations may be actually wiped out. I fear there won't be anyone left to care for the afflicted. I am appalled and yet fascinated with autism. I cry and get angry knowing he didn't have to go through this. I am constantly amazed as I see him develop and do incredible things, and I try to get into his mind. I hate the thought of another child and family going through this hell. |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 22, 2008 23:23:16 GMT 1
Autism is such a mystery. I am convinced there is not any ONE factor that causes Autism. Actually I am pretty much convinced that many factors come into play, based on all the studies and personal experiences. I think that the predisposition for Ty's generation started with mine. Sounds strange I know. I base this on a few factors. First and foremost, my generation has been the first to be exposed to massive amounts of toxins, in the environment and food supplies. Immunizations which generally were intended as a good thing, were mandated for us as children. These toxins and viruses were in our systems and we had children.....passing some fraction to our children. Then they were raised on toxins, had more immunizations, more exposure to chemicals and toxins, and then had their children.... I totally agree that if autism is sparked by toxins, etc. that it had to begin with our (yours and mine!) generation. All that 'scientific progress' etc. that came with WWII led to production of a myriad of new chemicals that were introduced into our environment and our bodies. I agree, it is obscene! My children were vaccinated in the 80's and I did not realize the extent to which they vaccinate now... My girls got some of the new vaccines, but they were much older when they got them, not babies! I fear this also. When I see the faces of autistic children in school, I wonder if I'm seeing the future face of humankind. Keep fighting, don't give up! Yes, I have seen some children make remarkable progress, and that gives us all hope. Let's pray the key to a cure will be found. |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 23, 2008 0:51:03 GMT 1
Thanks Jeanne! I have to put on a program for a church group Wed. night. I'm not a public speaker, but when I get started with the subject of autism I'm hard to stop.................  |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 23, 2008 1:12:59 GMT 1
I'd be very interested to know if Autism is as prevalent in Poland as it is in the US. Can any of you find me the stats along with immunizations given to children?
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Post by locopolaco on Sept 23, 2008 1:56:34 GMT 1
I'd be very interested to know if Autism is as prevalent in Poland as it is in the US. Can any of you find me the stats along with immunizations given to children? this kind of stuff is somewhat taboo in PL.. not talked about much... not seen much.. .. it's a cultural thing. usa is stat crazy and is way more open about everything. it's healthy to air out stuff here, not so there. but finding any stats sure would be interesting. |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 23, 2008 2:04:05 GMT 1
I'd be very interested to know if Autism is as prevalent in Poland as it is in the US. Can any of you find me the stats along with immunizations given to children? this kind of stuff is somewhat taboo in PL.. not talked about much... not seen much.. .. it's a cultural thing. usa is stat crazy and is way more open about everything. it's healthy to air out stuff here, not so there. but finding any stats sure would be interesting. Yes it sure would be interesting. I have a feeling the numbers are much lower in Poland. Am I right to assume Poland has been less industrialized than the US? I know in my childhood the air was very polluted and little was known, or done about it. The same with our rivers, lots of pollutants disposed in them. (thus the unsafe fish ) I also wonder if children are given any way near the amounts of immunizations given here. |
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Post by locopolaco on Sept 23, 2008 2:18:49 GMT 1
this kind of stuff is somewhat taboo in PL.. not talked about much... not seen much.. .. it's a cultural thing. usa is stat crazy and is way more open about everything. it's healthy to air out stuff here, not so there. but finding any stats sure would be interesting. Yes it sure would be interesting. I have a feeling the numbers are much lower in Poland. Am I right to assume Poland has been less industrialized than the US? I know in my childhood the air was very polluted and little was known, or done about it. The same with our rivers, lots of pollutants disposed in them. (thus the unsafe fish ) I also wonder if children are given any way near the amounts of immunizations given here. i don't know how it is now but probably more immunizations there then here but polish health ministry isn't the cdc either.. it used to be more, for sure. usa is still more isolated (insulated). as to the fish, yup. i don't know about your states but mine has a fish advisory booklet that talkes about all the lakes and rivers and the fish in them. NO fish should be consumed by a pregnant woman which is the guideline i follow. if it's not good for the fetus, it sure ain't good for me. i was really surprised that MN has really bad water so does MI (less surprised). some of the dirties water in the nation. rivers in poland were worse then here.. air too - comparable to the rust belt. i am sure stuff is getting cleaned up but it will be a while.. i hear the air is way better though. poland has had a pretty heavy industry since prior to the wars. |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 23, 2008 2:56:29 GMT 1
Todays children get 36 immunizations in US. 260% more than their parents generation.
good guideline to follow. It's not knowing what else we consume that scares me!
Lake Erie is also a place I don't want my fish from.
Thanks for filling me in on the ecological state of Poland!
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Post by grammyk on Sept 23, 2008 3:27:34 GMT 1
An excerpt from Age Of Autism, by Dan Olmstead MERCURY, THIMEROSAL and the NATURAL HISTORY OF AUTISM Jan. 11, 2008 for the entire article: www.ageofautism.com/2008/01/mercury-thimero.html*********************************************** "Thimerosal, which is almost 50 percent mercury, has been a preservative in vaccines since the 1930 (sic). The first case of autism was identified at Johns Hopkins University in the 1940s." Well, not exactly, and here exactness is everything. This is the way I'd put it: The first recorded use of ethyl mercury (thimerosal) in vaccines was 1931, the same year the oldest child in Leo Kanner's study was born. That's a heck of a coincidence by itself. And half a dozen parents of the first 11 cases were in the medical field, suggesting they might be early adopters of vaccination. But there's more: Thimerosal's inventor also patented the use of ethyl mercury in agricultural fungicides that came on the market at the same time, and three of the 11 cases show plausible exposure through that route. In fact, the father of Case 2, Frederick L. Wellman, was a U.S. government plant pathologist whose archive shows he was working with ethyl mercury fungicide 'dusts' at the same time his child was born. There's actually a sales brochure for one in the Memorabilia file in his archive: "Ceresan and new improved Ceresan are poisonous and precautions with all packages must be observed," the brochure says. What am I getting at? First, the timeline is a lot tighter, and the evidence a lot more indicative of something new going on, than the simple statement that vaccines were used since the 1930s, and the first autism case was identified at Hopkins in the 1940s. (Actually, the first cases started showing up in 1935, and Kanner wrote that they all differed "markedly and uniquely from anything reported so far.") Second, the fungicide connection suggests ethyl mercury, and possibly other organic forms, can trigger autism WITHOUT having to be in vaccines -- the exposure could be coming from the workplace, from farming, from anywhere. Yes, vaccine mercury looks like an awfully (in both senses) easy way to deliver mercury to the brain of a fetus, a neonate or an infant -- but what I'm arguing is that right from the START it appears to be coming at us from several directions at once. So could thimerosal be out of most vaccines, yet mercury implicated in the rise of autism? And could it still be triggering cases? I vote yes: These days mercury -- the incredibly dangerous organic kind -- is saturating our environment, ending up in fish and rain and dirt and pregnant women and rivers and umbilical cords and Lord knows where else. And the broader chemical connection just keeps revealing itself to anyone who's looking. I've written loads about that, too. A study in the 1970s found almost a quarter of autistic kids' parents were exposed to toxic chemicals in the workplace -- while the overall U.S. rate was just 1 in 100 workers. Put another way, the odds of having an autistic child were more than 20 times greater if you worked with toxic chemicals than if you didn't. How do we just ignore something like that? "Thimerosal, which is almost 50 percent mercury, has been a preservative in vaccines since the 1930 (sic). The first case of autism was identified at Johns Hopkins University in the 1940s." Well, not exactly, and here exactness is everything. This is the way I'd put it: The first recorded use of ethyl mercury (thimerosal) in vaccines was 1931, the same year the oldest child in Leo Kanner's study was born. That's a heck of a coincidence by itself. And half a dozen parents of the first 11 cases were in the medical field, suggesting they might be early adopters of vaccination. But there's more: Thimerosal's inventor also patented the use of ethyl mercury in agricultural fungicides that came on the market at the same time, and three of the 11 cases show plausible exposure through that route. In fact, the father of Case 2, Frederick L. Wellman, was a U.S. government plant pathologist whose archive shows he was working with ethyl mercury fungicide 'dusts' at the same time his child was born. There's actually a sales brochure for one in the Memorabilia file in his archive: "Ceresan and new improved Ceresan are poisonous and precautions with all packages must be observed," the brochure says. What am I getting at? First, the timeline is a lot tighter, and the evidence a lot more indicative of something new going on, than the simple statement that vaccines were used since the 1930s, and the first autism case was identified at Hopkins in the 1940s. (Actually, the first cases started showing up in 1935, and Kanner wrote that they all differed "markedly and uniquely from anything reported so far.") Second, the fungicide connection suggests ethyl mercury, and possibly other organic forms, can trigger autism WITHOUT having to be in vaccines -- the exposure could be coming from the workplace, from farming, from anywhere. Yes, vaccine mercury looks like an awfully (in both senses) easy way to deliver mercury to the brain of a fetus, a neonate or an infant -- but what I'm arguing is that right from the START it appears to be coming at us from several directions at once. So could thimerosal be out of most vaccines, yet mercury implicated in the rise of autism? And could it still be triggering cases? I vote yes: These days mercury -- the incredibly dangerous organic kind -- is saturating our environment, ending up in fish and rain and dirt and pregnant women and rivers and umbilical cords and Lord knows where else. And the broader chemical connection just keeps revealing itself to anyone who's looking. I've written loads about that, too. A study in the 1970s found almost a quarter of autistic kids' parents were exposed to toxic chemicals in the workplace -- while the overall U.S. rate was just 1 in 100 workers. Put another way, the odds of having an autistic child were more than 20 times greater if you worked with toxic chemicals than if you didn't. How do we just ignore something like that? |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 23, 2008 11:38:16 GMT 1
if it's not good for the fetus, it sure ain't good for me. Hence my opposition to abortion. Sorry, loco, I couldn't resist that comment. |
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Post by gigi on Sept 23, 2008 14:07:19 GMT 1
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Post by grammyk on Sept 23, 2008 14:57:42 GMT 1
I snooped around the internet for a while last night too. Couldn't get any hard facts, and I can't read Polish. Maybe one of our other members can help. I appreciate your interest!!!!!!! |
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Post by gigi on Sept 23, 2008 15:18:33 GMT 1
I snooped around the internet for a while last night too. Couldn't get any hard facts, and I can't read Polish. Maybe one of our other members can help. I appreciate your interest!!!!!!! I have several friends who have children with Autism, ADHD, ODD, and/or Sensory Integration Disorder, and I have a child with ADHD. It can be incredibly stressful to deal with as a parent, but it is 100 times more difficult if you don't have the support of family, friends, and the community. We all need to support each other, because these children are amazing. They are strong, they are spirited and they will absolutely capture your heart if you give them a chance. |
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Post by grammyk on Sept 23, 2008 17:42:09 GMT 1
I snooped around the internet for a while last night too. Couldn't get any hard facts, and I can't read Polish. Maybe one of our other members can help. I appreciate your interest!!!!!!! I have several friends who have children with Autism, ADHD, ODD, and/or Sensory Integration Disorder, and I have a child with ADHD. It can be incredibly stressful to deal with as a parent, but it is 100 times more difficult if you don't have the support of family, friends, and the community. We all need to support each other, because these children are amazing. They are strong, they are spirited and they will absolutely capture your heart if you give them a chance. You are absolutely right! I can't imagine how things are for families who have more than 1 that's autistic. My daughter has two boys, exactly 18 months apart. The oldest has ADHD and youngest is Autistic. The first year after Ty was diagnosed with autism I thought she was going to have a breakdown. I try to do all that I can to help, and she is much calmer now. I guess she has gotten used to the stress and routines of therapies, appointments, and normal kid stuff! I know a family who has triplet boys, two are autistic, and they have an older boy too. They need a lot of prayers! |
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Post by gigi on Jan 14, 2009 17:45:53 GMT 1
Mary, I found this story and thought it was a lovely way for the people of Poland to raise money for a very important cause. I wanted to share it with you. Poland: Christmas fundraiser for autism 15 December 2008 By Agnieszka Rymsza More than 4 thousand euros were raised in favor of people with autism at the 11th charity auction of decorated Christmas balls organized by the Synapsis Foundation which took place on December 7 at the Warsaw Sheraton Hotel.
This annual fundraising event was organized by the Synapsis Foundation together with the Sheraton Hotel and constitutes an example of well-working corporate-nonprofit cooperation. Through out the year the Sheraton Hotel asked many of its VIP guests to decorate and sign Christmas ball ornaments and collected them to sell at the event. The Foundation also asked many important and famous Polish people as well as artists and actors from abroad to do the same. All these balls were then put up for the charity auction to support the treatment of children with autism.
There were balls decorated by the Polish president and prime minister, the presidents of Ukraine, Georgia or Estonia, the former Polish president Lech Walesa and many other Polish politicians and stars. Among the balls decorated by foreign artists there was even a ball signed by Chris de Burgh.
The highest price – 250 euros - was paid for the ball decorated by Szymon Majewski, Polish journalist, showman, TV and radio presenter, satirist, TV and film actor. In second place came Lech Walesa’s ball – the ever famous Polish politician, leader of Solidarity and the recipient of Nobel Peace Price.
Perhaps not surprisingly the guests, mainly made up of businessmen, were willing to pay much more for balls decorated and signed by actors and actresses and soap opera stars than for balls signed by European presidents or prime ministers, however considering the 4,250 euros raised the organisers consider the event a success. Find out more: en.synapsis.pl |
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