's Story

[Guest guest]

A portion of 's Story and the Autism Epidemic will be published in an

educational book for speech and language under Autism as an Example and

speech pathologists and special education teachers in universities and

colleges will use this book. This book will be published in June 2006 and

when I get more information, the web link will be on our web site.

The full version is in this edition, Summer 2006, Vol 3, No 4, 's Story

is on pages 52-53

Per...................

http://www.informedvoice.com.au/

I'm writing this not as a doctor with a fancy degree from Harvard or another

school. I'm a parent who graduated from Queens College in 1975 with a B.A.

degree in Economics and served in the U.S. Navy as a radioman in 1966 to

1968. I was born on June 30, 1944 in St. Albans, Queens, New York. I

received the pertussis vaccine when I was six months old and in the early

1950s I got a case of whooping cough despite getting the vaccine. In the mid

1950s I got a case of measles and was out of school for two weeks.

Before I tell my story about my son, Gallup, I want to mention some

important facts. Autism is increasing at an alarming rate. Five years ago,

it was 1 in 500 that had autism spectrum disorders according to the Centers

for Disease Control (CDC). Recently, the CDC and the American Academy of

Pediatrics (AAP) said that 1 in 6 children are diagnosed with a

developmental disorder and/or behavioral problem. Also, the CDC and AAP said

that 1 in 166 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

See...

http://www.taap.info/A.L.E.R.T.asp

I have been documenting the autism epidemic from the 1990s using the US

Department of Education figures. Here are the latest figures.

See...

http://www.taap.info/epidemic.asp

I know that the autism epidemic can't be genetic in nature. There never has

been nor never will be a genetic epidemic. Like many parents who know their

children, I know that vaccines are responsible for my son's autism disorder.

In Washington, DC there is concern about Social Security and

Medicare/Medicaid running out of money. The politicians are only thinking of

the growing numbers of the elderly putting a strain on system. They don't

realize that in 5 to 10 years from now, there will be a growing number of

children with autism that will reach adulthood and will be eligible to

collect SSI and Medicare benefits. What will happen then? Will the Federal

government have unlimited resources to deal with this crisis. Will the

states have unlimited resources to deal with this crisis?

The vaccine link to autism goes beyond the thimerosal and

measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine as far as I'm concerned. Many in the

medical establishment and Federal government health agencies deny a vaccine

link to autism. Despite the denial, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

keeps a record of adverse reactions to vaccines. It is called the Vaccine

Adverse Event Reporting System

(VAERS).

See...

http://vaers.hhs.gov/

Gallup was born normal on January 17, 1985. While was in the

hospital with my wife, she was given the live virus rubella vaccine. He was

normal at birth but regressed into autism after receiving the

measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine on April 28, 1986. In an Internet

article by F. Yazbak, MD (TLAutStudy@...) titled, " Autism: Is

There A Vaccine Connection? " Part 1 (there is also Part 2 and 3), Case 3 is

about my wife, Helen and .

See Vaccination....

http://www.garynull.com/Article.aspx?article=Issues/Index.aspx & Head=Issues

In 1995, Vijendra Singh, PhD. of Utah State University did blood work on

and found that he tested positive for myelin basic protein antibodies

indicating an autoimmune dysfunction. That same year Oleske, MD of

UMDNJ, Newark, NJ who is a world famous pediatric immunologist who

specializes in AIDS, found the following in blood tests done on . " His

measles antibody titers were extremely high, in fact, the highest I have

ever encountered. This marked elevation of measles titers, despite normal Ig

levels, further supports an immune dysregulatory disorder that has been

associated with either debilitating neurological disorders such as sub-acute

sclerosing panencephalitis. " Dr. Singh later tested for the measles

antibody titers and came up with the same results. Looking back at home

video-tapes, I could see what happened before and after the MMR vaccine was

given to . His speech was progressing and then after, nothing.

See....

http://www.avn.org.au/Children%27s%20Gallery/eric.htm

In April 1995, September 1997 and November 2001 I went to the National

Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, land and asked for immunology

funding for autism looking into the MMR vaccine link. To date nothing has

been done. In October 1998, I started The Autism Autoimmunity Project (TAAP)

to fund independent research. To date we have raised over $130,000.00 to

fund such researchers as Dr. Vijendra Singh, Dr. Oleske and Dr.

Wakefield. In 2002, we took to see Dr. Arthur Krigsman, a

gastroenterologist. Dr. Krigsman found that had colitis and a very

painful, quarter-size stomach tissue in 's throat.

In 2002, started to develop aggressions where he would bite, head-butt,

kick, scratch and pull hair. Up to February 2004, we had to call the police

numerous times and had to be taken to the hospital. He was on various

anti-depressant medications over those two years and in February 2003,

broke my left index finger with his teeth almost amputating it off.

grew to be 6'2 " tall and I am 5'10 " so he was a handful. We received no

respite care from 's school or any state agency. We lived a life of hell

and we were under siege during that time. When had an aggression, we

would have to go behind our bedroom or bathroom doors and lock them so

couldn't hurt us. broke two bedroom doors by kicking on them and we had

to replace them with stronger doors that were kick-proof.

At a December 10, 2002 vaccine hearing by the Government Reform Committee in

Washington, DC, Congressman Dan Burton read my letter to the members at the

hearing.

had aggressions at school and was suspended various times. In February

2004, was terminated from school and when I took to the store he

had another aggression. The police were called and was taken to the

hospital where he was born and put in their psychiatric unit. After a couple

of weeks, we were told by the hospital that he would either have to be taken

home or put in Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital and if we didn't do this

we would be sued. So we took him to Greystone. The staff and patients took

good care of him and they said that Greystone wasn't the appropriate place

for . had been on a waiting list for Kennedy Krieger Institute in

Baltimore, land so they finally had an opening in March 2003.

He was released and taken to Kennedy Krieger Institute where they treated

him for his aggressions.

In August 2004 he was released from Kennedy Krieger Institute and was placed

in an out-of-state residential school. When we initially left him there, he

was running to the door to get out because he wanted to go home with us.

Since that time he has gotten better but he is on heavy duty medication such

as haldol and adivan. It takes us 2 and ½ hours to drive one way to see

so we only see him every other weekend. In January 2005, another patient

punched in the eye giving a black eye. was on a couch and

pushed the other patient and the patient took exception and punched . I

worry about constantly and at times I wonder what his and our lives

would be like if he wasn't damaged by the MMR vaccine. Many a time, I shed a

tear for him. In particular, Helen and I had to make funeral arrangements

for because the state said they had money for this. It was very morbid

and stressful for Helen and I to do this. One person asked me why couldn't

the state do this and not cause us more grief. I had no answer for them.

Many times when we pick up to go out for lunch he will ask us about

" home " in his picture/word book. It is difficult to respond to him and we

have to say not now. During the last year we have brought home for the

weekend but it is difficult for myself emotionally, the fact that is no

longer living with us. I'm sure that we won't be the first family dealing

with this. Unfortunately, we won't be the last family dealing with a

situation such as this.

Recently, I had a disagreement over 's medications at the school that he

attends. They have him on zyprexa, haldol, adivan and lithium. I asked them

to put on extra doses of Vitamin B6 to reduce the tremors he has from

the medications. also has drooling problems and he stares off as he is

so heavily medicated.

We now have to look for another facility for because of our

disagreement. Basically, the state, the education system and the medical

community want our children vaccinated. When something goes wrong then none

of these organizations are there to help. They leave it in the parent's

hands. It isn't their problem, it is the problem for the families involved.

The most telling part of the vaccine/autism link controversy is how three

researchers who have looked into the autoimmune, MMR vaccine link to autism

have been dealt with. This is what has actually happened. Keep in mind that

if these researchers were politicians and this happened to them it would be

reported all over the media.

Unfortunately because they are independent researchers who are trying to

help families and children with autism, their story is ignored

by the media.

Vijendra Singh, PhD of Utah State University has found it difficult to get

funding for any studies related to autoimmunity and autism after he

discovered and perfected tests that proved an MMR autism connection. Prior

to that, funding was easily available to him including from NIH sources.

Famed researcher Wakefield, MD of London, England, the author of over

a hundred scientific articles (and his organization, Visceral

(http://www.visceral.org.uk) ) encountered worse persecution. His research

was closed down and he was told that he had to leave the Royal Free Hospital

in London, England because he found evidence of measles in the gut of

children with autism. His career came to a screeching halt in the UK. His

phone was electronically bugged and his attackers are still after him, even

now that he is in the US. Recently Dr. Wakefield has reported evidence of

vaccine-strain measles virus genomic RNA in the cerebrospinal fluid of

children with autism. This only accentuated his enemies' attacks. Obviously

all governmental funding had stopped years ago.

Arthur Krigsman, MD of Long Island, New York has replicated Dr. Wakefield's

research in the US. After doing some 250 ileal biopsies of children with

autism at Lenox Hill Hospital, he was not allowed to have them further

tested for viral genomic RNA. Dr Krigsman was then so restricted that he

also had to leave his NY hospital base. The reason is obvious, he was

replicating Dr. Wakefield's clinical science and the powers that be weren't

happy with this. Congressman

Weldon (who is also an MD) asked that the NIH fund Dr. Krigsman's research.

To date, the NIH has not honored Congressman's request.

Anybody looking at what happened to these researchers can see the obvious.

Why do this to these men if people were not afraid of the research they were

doing? It basically is a vaccine/autism Watergate cover-up perpetrated by

the enemies of these excellent researchers.

The sad part about this is that families and children will never be helped

and more and more children will develop autism. Who will pay and care for

these children when they turn into adults like ?

Especially when the parents get older and can no longer care for them. Will

they have enough group homes and residential centers to care for the coming

adult epidemic of autism? It is a subject that should be addressed now, but

unfortunately only when something becomes a crisis is it addressed in the

US.

Ray Gallup, parent and Founder

The Autism Autoimmunity Project

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