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Cure Autism Now Parent Advisory Board as of June 1996
The CAN Parent Advisory Board The CAN international parent board will monitor research efforts from around the world, circulate the latest findings among the scientific work group, and coordinate fundraising. CAN believes that it is the interaction between concerned parents and researchers in the field that will help keep motivation high and the pace of…
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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: Coleen Boyle | April 6, 2000
See testimony here >> Read full testimony here >> Ms. Boyle. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am Dr. Coleen Boyle, Chief of the Developmental Disabilities Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I am presenting the agency’s testimony, and I am accompanied by Dr. Ben Schwartz, who is…
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On Autism’s Cause, It’s Parents vs. Research | June 25, 2005 #AutisticHistory
On Autism’s Cause, It’s Parents vs. Research Kristen Ehresmann, a Minnesota Department of Health official, had just told a State Senate hearing that vaccines with microscopic amounts of mercury were safe. Libby Rupp, a mother of a 3-year-old girl with autism, was incredulous. “How did my daughter get so much mercury in her?” Ms. Rupp…
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Springfree Trampoline: Actress hold book reading in support of autism awareness | April 21, 2016 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Actress hold book reading in support of autism awareness April 21, 2016 CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — Actress Holly Robinson Peete held an intimate book-reading event in Atlanta for children with autism and their families. Peete read her children’s book “My Brother Charlie” on Thursday afternoon at the Springfree Trampoline Atlanta facility. She held the reading…
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Autism Speaks Partner: The Home Depot | #NotAnAutisticAlly
The Home Depot The Home Depot has been a partner of Autism Speaks since 2011. The store participates in the “Light It Up Blue” Autism Speaks awareness campaign for National and World Autism Awareness Month every April. Home Depot makes “Light It Up Blue” light bulbs available each year for purchase with a portion of…
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Autism Speaks | Ava’s Law’ Introduced in Georgia Senate | Feb. 22, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Ava’s Law’ Introduced in Georgia Senate ATLANTA (February 22, 2013) — Autism Speaks today endorsed SB.191, the Senate version of ‘Ava’s Law,” which would require state-regulated health plans to cover autism-related therapies. The bill was introduced by Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell). ”We commend Senator Albers for his leadership on this issue of critical concern tothousands of Georgia families,”…