Off Topic Do you have a Minute? Help Please....

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Hi There.....

I woke up this morning to our local newspaper's headlining a " piece " (of

poop) about autism. If the weather in this small New England town

wasn't dreary enough.

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A brief synopsis. Parents are frustrated because science is not finding

out what is the cause of autism. They mention ABA a lot. Mercury a

little. Dan slightly. Recovery None

I told myself that I was not going to read this article because I knew

that it was going to be pure dribble. I then had a second thought. If

writers and editors are going to put this on the front page they should

be held accountable. Then I thought of the parent that was (maybe)

sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in one hand and their

head in the other. This cannot happen any longer. This type of

journalism has to stop.

If you have a moment to PLEASE write to bcook@...

and let this person know that there is hope

and that children are recovering, I would greatly appreciate it. Better

yet the editor

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Thank you from a mother in a teany tiny town, in a teany tiny state.

Trying to make a difference for the children in my state and everywhere.

Carol