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Timeline: The Politics & Marketing Behind The Autism Epidemic
A timeline that looks at the politics and marketing behind the ‘autism epidemic’ that created the booming autism market we know today. Included in the timeline are press releases, media interviews, newsletters, articles, videos, podcasts and more. The entries are color-coded to show their category whether politics, legislation, marketing, and so on. The autism community […]
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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 […]
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Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Panel 2 Q & A | April 6, 2000
See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Mr. Burton. I want to thank the panel. We will now go to our questions. Dr. Offit, you talk about collaboration, I guess, with the Merck Pharmaceutical Co.? Dr. Offit. Yes. As I disclosed in my written report, I have been in collaboration with Merck and […]
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Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Dr. Wayne Danker | April 6, 2000
See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Dr. Dankner. Honored committee members, fellow panel participants and members of the audience, I feel privileged today to appear before this committee to share my perspectives on autism, foremost as a parent but also from the additional perspectives as a pediatric infectious disease specialist and a […]
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Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Scott Bono | April 6, 2000
See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Mr. Bono. Before I begin, I would like to give you the perspective of an autistic parent. Right now, I am more nervous about where my son is, because I do not see him, than I am about being before you today. That is a constant […]
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Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: Jeana Smith | April 6, 2000
See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Ms. Smith. Mr. Chairman and Members, I am Jeana Smith. I live in Denham Springs, LA with my husband Darrell and our four small children–5-year-old genetically identical twins, Jesse and Jacob, 3-year-old Garrett, and 16-month-old Julianna. Darrell and I have always loved children, and we tried […]
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Autism and Childhood Vaccines Hearing Testimony: James Smythe | April 6, 2000
See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Mr. Smythe. Thank you very much, Congressman Burton, Congressman Waxman, and other Members of Congress, for this opportunity to speak here for my son and for the tens of thousands of autistic children around this country and the millions of people who are affected by this, […]
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