CNN Autism report

[Guest guest]

CNN's "Senior medical correspondent", Dr. Sanjay Gupta's half-hour production titled "The Mysteries Surrounding Autism", was as disappointing as was his recent week-long series on the very same subject. In fact, he appears, once again, to have squandered CNN's money and his own professional reputation.

Dr. Sanjay reports "new" headlines:

#1-Different genes may cause autism in boys and girls.

#2-Diagnosis at birth by placenta abnormalities

Memo to Dr. Gupta: In your next "headline" perhaps you could mention the possibility that testosterone in boys and estrogen in girls may be responsible for the higher incidence of autism in boys? Surely you have "heard" that theory from your "experts"? If not, get new "experts".

Memo to Dr. Gupta: Perhaps you could elaborate on the "placenta abnormalities" that could possibly lead to diagnosis at birth? Are you hinting at "environmental" exposures to the mother-to-be? Such as, the mercury in flu vaccines recommended for pregnant moms? Inquiring minds want to know.

Dr. Gupta states these "headlines" offer "hope" but autism remains a big "mystery". Jeepers, after 40 years, maybe that should have been your "headline"?

Dr. Stone, Vanderbilt-Kennedy Center stated: "There is no identified, single, universal "cause" of autism to all children. Perhaps there may never be."

Memo to Dr. Stone: I can guarantee you there will "never be" a single "cause" of autism as long as you continue insisting that "universal childhood vaccines" are beyond suspicion.

Dr. Stone continues: "As with many mysteries of the mind, doctors point to genetics and enviroment as culprits. But the answers may be more complicated than that. The newest research shows there is "something" a child is born with that allows outside factors to wreak havoc on their little brains. More simply, these children are not born with autism, but, with the potential to develop it"

This is a mind-numbing, "simplistic", deliberately deceptive observation, from a self-described, "expert". Dr. Stone is suggesting our children are responsible for their autistic diagnosis simply because they were "born". She suggests "something" in our children "allows outside factors to wreak havoc on their little brains". Hello? Isn't this exactly what cigarette manufacturers were arguing only a short time ago. An argument I suspect Dr. Stone and every "expert" that appeared on this program immediately dismissed as "self-serving"? Are people who developed cancer after decades of smoking cigarettes born with "something" that caused their cancer? Or, does Dr. Stone believe cigarettes were the likely cause that "wreaked havoc on their bodies"?

Dr. Stone continues: "Before we're born, it is the mother's womb and placenta. After we're born, it's what we eat, what we drink, what we breathe, there's so many different things out there, it's hard to pin-point exactly what it is".

If Dr. Stone was really interested in "pin-pointing" exactly what has caused the autism epidemic, she would not have ignored the reality that children from Maine to California, Texas to North Dakota, do not share the same "food, air and water". What they do share is an exposure to universal childhood vaccines.

Everything Dr. Stone said clearly indicates she believes "outside factors" are the main "cause" of autism, and, though she didn't actually say it, those "factors" have absolutely NOTHING to do with the "genetics" of our children. Right on, Dr. Stone!

Dr. Gupta: "Still any parent with an autistic child will have theories". One mom immediately suspected that her child's diet was the cause and changed his diet with great success. Jeepers, the number of parents who believe diet "caused" their child's autism is miniscule, yet, Dr. Gupta "prioritized" that view.

Dr. Gupta then stated, almost as an "expert after-thought", that some families believe thimerosal, a preservative in some childhood vaccines caused autism.

At this point, Dr. , CDC spokesman, regurgitated the CDC mantra, there is "no evidence of a link between vaccines and autism".

Dr. continued:

"Now that we have the data coming in, there is no data to suggest that thimerosal in vaccines is linked to autism."

With all due respect to Dr. , parents demand "evidence" to support "data" because the mere accumulation of "data" proves absolutely nothing. So, where is the "scientific evidence" to support the "data" that is "coming in" 40 years after autism was first diagnosed? Especially the last decade when autism became epidemic? What does the "data" show today that it did not show forty years ago? Inquiring minds want to know.

Not surprisingly, Dr. Gupta ignored both the opportunity and responsibility to ask follow up questions of the CDC spokesman. Instead, he immediately changed subjects by asking "What about the genetic link"?

The rest of the program proved even more disappointing. Doctor's at Vanderbilt University spewed the usual "siblings at elevated risk" and identifying "early signs", interspaced with brain scan "images" of normal vs. autistic children.

Dr. Grupta finished by admitting "we still don't know what "causes" it or even how to explain the rising rates across the U.S."

Believe it or not, I was encouraged to hear him admit the "cause" remains unknown while admitting the "rising rates across the U.S." are undeniable. This admission made mockery of his closing statement that "everyday we get closer and closer to solving the mystery". I suspect even Dr. Grupta is reaching the point where he knows "staying the course" will eventually erode his own reputation, both as a "reporter" and as a medical "professional".

This ends the first 15 minutes and the next 15 minutes proved just as frustrating, but, none-the-less encouraging, to someone who clearly sees how difficult it has become for "spin-meisters" to defend the indefensible.

[Guest guest]

Sanjay Gupta is a knight in the Emperor's New Clothes Society in which we find ourselves on this issue.

CNN "Autism" report

CNN's "Senior medical correspondent", Dr. Sanjay Gupta's half-hour production titled "The Mysteries Surrounding Autism", was as disappointing as was his recent week-long series on the very same subject. In fact, he appears, once again, to have squandered CNN's money and his own professional reputation.

Dr. Sanjay reports "new" headlines:

#1-Different genes may cause autism in boys and girls.

#2-Diagnosis at birth by placenta abnormalities

Memo to Dr. Gupta: In your next "headline" perhaps you could mention the possibility that testosterone in boys and estrogen in girls may be responsible for the higher incidence of autism in boys? Surely you have "heard" that theory from your "experts"? If not, get new "experts".

Memo to Dr. Gupta: Perhaps you could elaborate on the "placenta abnormalities" that could possibly lead to diagnosis at birth? Are you hinting at "environmental" exposures to the mother-to-be? Such as, the mercury in flu vaccines recommended for pregnant moms? Inquiring minds want to know.

Dr. Gupta states these "headlines" offer "hope" but autism remains a big "mystery". Jeepers, after 40 years, maybe that should have been your "headline"?

Dr. Stone, Vanderbilt-Kennedy Center stated: "There is no identified, single, universal "cause" of autism to all children. Perhaps there may never be."

Memo to Dr. Stone: I can guarantee you there will "never be" a single "cause" of autism as long as you continue insisting that "universal childhood vaccines" are beyond suspicion.

Dr. Stone continues: "As with many mysteries of the mind, doctors point to genetics and enviroment as culprits. But the answers may be more complicated than that. The newest research shows there is "something" a child is born with that allows outside factors to wreak havoc on their little brains. More simply, these children are not born with autism, but, with the potential to develop it"

This is a mind-numbing, "simplistic", deliberately deceptive observation, from a self-described, "expert". Dr. Stone is suggesting our children are responsible for their autistic diagnosis simply because they were "born". She suggests "something" in our children "allows outside factors to wreak havoc on their little brains". Hello? Isn't this exactly what cigarette manufacturers were arguing only a short time ago. An argument I suspect Dr. Stone and every "expert" that appeared on this program immediately dismissed as "self-serving"? Are people who developed cancer after decades of smoking cigarettes born with "something" that caused their cancer? Or, does Dr. Stone believe cigarettes were the likely cause that "wreaked havoc on their bodies"?

Dr. Stone continues: "Before we're born, it is the mother's womb and placenta. After we're born, it's what we eat, what we drink, what we breathe, there's so many different things out there, it's hard to pin-point exactly what it is".

If Dr. Stone was really interested in "pin-pointing" exactly what has caused the autism epidemic, she would not have ignored the reality that children from Maine to California, Texas to North Dakota, do not share the same "food, air and water". What they do share is an exposure to universal childhood vaccines.

Everything Dr. Stone said clearly indicates she believes "outside factors" are the main "cause" of autism, and, though she didn't actually say it, those "factors" have absolutely NOTHING to do with the "genetics" of our children. Right on, Dr. Stone!

Dr. Gupta: "Still any parent with an autistic child will have theories". One mom immediately suspected that her child's diet was the cause and changed his diet with great success. Jeepers, the number of parents who believe diet "caused" their child's autism is miniscule, yet, Dr. Gupta "prioritized" that view.

Dr. Gupta then stated, almost as an "expert after-thought", that some families believe thimerosal, a preservative in some childhood vaccines caused autism.

At this point, Dr. , CDC spokesman, regurgitated the CDC mantra, there is "no evidence of a link between vaccines and autism".

Dr. continued:

"Now that we have the data coming in, there is no data to suggest that thimerosal in vaccines is linked to autism."

With all due respect to Dr. , parents demand "evidence" to support "data" because the mere accumulation of "data" proves absolutely nothing. So, where is the "scientific evidence" to support the "data" that is "coming in" 40 years after autism was first diagnosed? Especially the last decade when autism became epidemic? What does the "data" show today that it did not show forty years ago? Inquiring minds want to know.

Not surprisingly, Dr. Gupta ignored both the opportunity and responsibility to ask follow up questions of the CDC spokesman. Instead, he immediately changed subjects by asking "What about the genetic link"?

The rest of the program proved even more disappointing. Doctor's at Vanderbilt University spewed the usual "siblings at elevated risk" and identifying "early signs", interspaced with brain scan "images" of normal vs. autistic children.

Dr. Grupta finished by admitting "we still don't know what "causes" it or even how to explain the rising rates across the U.S."

Believe it or not, I was encouraged to hear him admit the "cause" remains unknown while admitting the "rising rates across the U.S." are undeniable. This admission made mockery of his closing statement that "everyday we get closer and closer to solving the mystery". I suspect even Dr. Grupta is reaching the point where he knows "staying the course" will eventually erode his own reputation, both as a "reporter" and as a medical "professional".

This ends the first 15 minutes and the next 15 minutes proved just as frustrating, but, none-the-less encouraging, to someone who clearly sees how difficult it has become for "spin-meisters" to defend the indefensible.

[Guest guest]

Bob,

I watched a few minutes of that crap. I had to change the channel

after listening to his " expert " who was joining him live on the show,

a female peditrician. After she dispelled the vaccine connection with

the IOM conclusion,no evidence to support this, blah, blah, blah

mantra, she went on to reveal she is the mother of an autistic son....

Click.

I hate when they do that. Look, here's a pediatrician, who better to

tell us that vaccines are safe, vaccines are off the hook. There are

only a handful of doctors who come to the realization that their

beloved profession, their work contributed to their child's autism.

Then they dedicate their lives to helping other families suffering.

The rest of them are just in denial, this lady was no different.---

In EOHarm , Rmoffi@... wrote:

>

> CNN's " Senior medical correspondent " , Dr. Sanjay Gupta's half-hour

> production titled " The Mysteries Surrounding Autism " , was as

disappointing as was his

> recent week-long series on the very same subject. In fact, he

appears, once

> again, to have squandered CNN's money and his own professional

reputation.