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Tag: ABA

  • Cure Autism Now: POLITICAL ACTION ALERT | May 13, 2001

    POLITICAL ACTION ALERT – Sunday, May 13, 2001 We need the immediate help of everyone in the developmentally disabled community! A group of families have recently begun an effort to get some tax relief for the more than three million families in the US who have children with developmental disabilities. The basic idea is to […]

  • Cure Autism Now: Autism Research Funded By NIH | Nov. 5, 1996

    Principal Investigator: LOVAAS, OLE I UCLA 405 HILGARD AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90024-1563 Performing Organization: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES Amount: $35,018 per year Title: MULTISITE YOUNG AUTISM PROJECTGrant Expires in : 3 Fiscal Year(s) Abstract:AUTISM is a severely handicapping condition with onset in early childhood. Most persons with AUTISM require lifelong supervised or institutional […]

  • Autism: A Real Epidemic Or Better Counting? | Part 2 Of A Series

    Autism: A Real Epidemic Or Better Counting? | Part 2 Of A Series

    [Content Warning: Autistic history is very triggering. Please take caution this piece includes ableism, stigma, eugenics, homophobia, abuse, and more.] Autism: A Real Epidemic Or Better Counting? INVENTING AND THEN CASHING IN ON THE AUTISM EPIDEMIC SERIES | PART 2 By Eve Reiland Hollywood magic and celebrities for awareness were instrumental in bringing attention to […]

  • Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Bernard Rimland | April 6, 2000

    Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Bernard Rimland | April 6, 2000

    See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> STATEMENTS OF BERNARD RIMLAND, Ph.D., AUTISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SAN DIEGO, CA; DR. MICHAEL J. GOLDBERG, DIRECTOR, NIDS MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD, TARZANA, CA; DR. MARY N. MEGSON, PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT ABILITIES CENTER, RICHMOND, VA; DR. JOHN E. UPLEDGER, THE UPLEDGER INSTITUTE, CLEARWATER, FL; CATHY L. PRATT, INDIANA […]

  • Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Kenneth Curtis | April 6, 2000

    Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Kenneth Curtis | April 6, 2000

    See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Mr. Burton. OK. We will now proceed with our witnesses. As a practice, especially since we are talking about something as important as the various problems that have been occurring with you folks with autistic children, I would like to ask everybody to rise. On our […]

  • Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Opening Statement: Helen Chenoweth-Hage | April 6, 2000

    Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Opening Statement: Helen Chenoweth-Hage | April 6, 2000

    See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can hardly begin to thank you enough for holding this hearing. It is astounding to see all of these people who have come from all over the Nation, and I understand, Mr. Chairman, that you have arranged for two […]

  • Autism and Childhood Vaccines Opening Statement: Dan Burton | April 6, 2000

    Autism and Childhood Vaccines Opening Statement: Dan Burton | April 6, 2000

    See Testimony here >> Read full testimony of hearing here >> THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2000 House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:37 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dan Burton (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Representatives Burton, Morella, Ros-Lehtinen, McHugh, Horn, […]