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The great and powerful Oz behind the curtain of the IOM
has spoken... 
 
He says that there is no connection between autism and vaccines.  He says
the "science" is in.  It is not in the form of pure science.  It is in the form
of skewed epidemiological studies and manipulated statistics.  It is not even
comparing apples and oranges.  It is comparing apples and ostrich eggs...not
even in the same category.
 

So now what?  Has your opinion changed given their findings?
 
Are you still one of the parents out there under what the IOM is calling an
apparent ‘misperception’ that vaccines contributed to your child's autism? 
Are you one of the parents who has administered chelation to your child and
seen positive results?  Did you have a child that tested high for mercury and
other heavy metals?  You are not alone.  There are thousands of parents like you
and we hear from you at Unlocking Autism every single day.
 
There is absolutely no reason for you to feel powerless.  If you remember,
in the movie, everyone else was afraid and cowered before the great Oz, but one
brave little girl from Kansas, just one, named Dorothy pulled back the
curtain and exposed Oz...who wasn't nearly as great and powerful once the curtain
was removed, was he?  In fact, it turned out that Oz was nothing more than a
Snake Oil salesman in real life.....
 
If you believe that your child was affected by the mercury in their
vaccines, you need to rise to the occasion and focus your energies.  This is the year
to do it.  Washington is  paying attention.  But they have told us over and
over again, they need to hear from more parents.
 
Lucky for you, there is already a mechanism in place for this issue.  If you
are one of the families that has been affected, you might want to review
Congressman Dave Weldon's bill HR 4169.  The bill was introduced to Congress on
April 2nd of this year and calls for a ban on the use of mercury in vaccines, in
all states....period.
 
The IOM has spoken.  Have you?  There has been a flurry of activity and
outrage on the internet all day given their most recent report, but if this is
really an issue that so greatly affects our community, then there should be more
than 15 Congressmen who have signed on to support HR 4169 after seven weeks. 
 
If you need a place to direct your anger at the IOM statement today, call
your Congressional office tomorrow, send an email, send a fax and if you are in
support of this bill let them know. 
 
If you cannot get to Washington to meet with your Congressmen, fine.  Lucky
for you there is a mechanism in place for that, too.  They represent you and
live in their district which is where you live.  They come home.  Call their
local office and set up an appointment and meet with them there.
 
Or better yet, get a group of families in your area together, determine what
issues you all want to discuss with them and call and invite them to come to
your home.  And yes...have your kids there.  Put together a pot luck dinner,
get a couple of area OTs or speech therapists or bring your own ABA person to
help with your kids and visit with your Congressman in a familiar setting. 
Invite the press to come to the home visit too and let them know the press is
coming.  It doesn't need to be a big formal event but it can be incredibly
effective.
 
If you need information, contact Unlocking Autism and we can send you a
grass roots kit that will provide you with information about pending pieces of
legislation that directly affect your family up on Capitol Hill, information on
how to set up a house party and contact your Congressman or Senator. 
 
If you are looking for a powerful tool to show them to get your point across
regarding mercury, visit www.humankindproductions.com  and for $29.95 + s/h
you can purchase a copy of Thief in the Night, a documentary based on the
plausibility of the autism/vaccine/thimerasol connection. It is 46 minutes long and
full of valuable information presented in an easy to understand and concise
manner.  You can order one and bring it with you to your Congressman’s district
office. You can also show them the documentary at your home when you have a
gathering like the one suggested above.
 
If you do this, we would greatly appreciate it if you would select our
organization that referred you when placing this order.  Human Kind Productions has
agreed to donate $3.00 for each DVD purchased back to Unlocking Autism to
fund our grass roots education programs. Just use the drop down list on the order
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Don't just get mad.  Direct your anger.  Focus it. 
The power we have as a community would be UNBELIEVABLE if we would only
focus it. 
Oz is not expecting us to do it.
 
Cochi at the CDC threw down the gauntlet in an article last month.
"I don't think this problem can be solved in the near-term by legislators,"
he said.

He's wrong.
A few days later, the Governor of Iowa signed into law a bipartisan bill
that effectively bans the administration of thimerosal-containing vaccines
to children in that state.
 
The IOM has spoken.  It is time for the people to speak.  Our community has
followed the proper channels for years and it has come down to this:
 
The people have a voice.  You elected your voice to go to your state
legislature or to Washington to represent you.  Make it speak for you and your
family.  Be persistent, not belligerent.  Have good manners.  Let the members of the
Congressional Autism Caucus know that they didn't just sign up for that as a
resume piece or for political positioning.  Present your argument in a clear
concise manner but stay on them until you know if they are voting Yea or Nay on
the issue.
 
Congressmen who have already signed on to Co-Sponsor HR 4169 include:
 
Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ)
Congressman Robert Wexler (FL)
Congressman E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL)
Congressman Jerry Weller (IL)
Congressman Dan Burton (IN)
Congressman Michael Michaud (ME)
Congressman Collin Peterson (MN)
Congressman Scott Garrett (NJ)
Congressman Major R. Owens (NY)
Congresswoman Sue Kelly (NY)
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY)
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (NY)
Congressman Zach Wamp (TN)
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX)
Congressman Nick Lampson (TX)