This is some of my opinion of the orgaisation we all love to hate - Autism Speaks
The big wigs are completely divided about what Autism is and isn't and what what causes it (look below) If they can't agree on this how much use are they?
Here is what the President is saying (Mark Rothimayr) "We know there's a genetic predisposition, we know there are environmental triggers. The history of autism science is like where cancer science was 40 years ago --- it needs to catch up. We need better diagnosis, we need better treatment."
and here is what the Research department says (Andy Shih): We don't know exactly what causes autism, but the prevailing theory is that there's a genetic predisposition — and we know from twin studies that this genetic component is significant — and there are likely to be environmental factors. Unfortunately, we're just not sure what the environmental factors are." http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditi ... /tips-shih
(Of the court case findings that there is no casual link between vaccines and Autism "This really puts this issue to bed," said Andy Shih, vice president for scientific affairs of "Autism Speaks," http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/0 ... index.html
Meanwhile on the sly we have the Vice President (Peter Bell) sending vaccine stuff
to journalists on the sly. http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/ ... tin_in.php
A house divided? May also explain why their income and expenses looks
the way it does.
You know that the whole cure thing is being put on the backburner. No money in the cure. They have not cured anything since polio. They are not going to cure Autism and they know it which is why both Geraldine Dawson and Andy Shih are pushing for pharmaceutical solutions and building an extensive genetic bank.
Were pharmaceuticals supposed to be the bad guys? You know they built their followers on fearmongering about the mean and nasty pharmaceuticals poisoning their kids?
Now it is about the payday and nutcases like the Wright's Daughter an Jenny McCarthy are being distanced in association.
You guys do see this wright...I mean right? Wink
Autism speaks is a worry and make no mistake
I have noted that they are having many executives with experience in
institutions dealing with Birth defects and early detection of
infantile and prenatal disorders. Further to this was the statement of
Geraldine Dawson saying that they have been able to diagnose Autism in
children at around the age of 2, and have hopes to diagnose at an
earlier age. How early?
Now. Let's put together what we know as laymen.
They are looking at Autism diagnosis earlier than two years. They have
been stockpiling genetic tissue of Autistic people "New York, NY (October 7, 2009) – Autism Speaks' Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) and the Autism Tissue Program (ATP) continue to play an integral role in continuing genetic research and new findings in the complex autism inheritance and causation puzzle. In a study published in the October 7, edition of the journal Nature, an extensive research team of more than 75 research institutions identified semaphoring 5A, a gene implicated in the growth of neurons to form proper contacts and connections with other neurons. Previous studies have reported lower levels of this protein in blood samples from individuals with autism as compared to controls. In this study, the researchers were also able to extend that observation to the brain tissue of individuals with autism vs. control"brains. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/ ... 100709.php
And they have many people in the executive with central roles in areas that specialised
in early and prenatal detection.
IF they could detect genetically the possible predisposition of the
unborn child to being on the Autism spectrum they COULD tell the
expectant parents. (Just like they do with children with
possible/suspected Down's Syndrome).
http://www.genocidewatch.org/aboutgenoc ... ocide.html
Now this DOES sound rather radical and fearmongering BUT look at this....
Here grab some popcorn and have a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU2paLv1MGE
I hope you had a strong stomach.
Here is where they "staged" the whole clip.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/inthenews/a ... roject.php
Oh here is a second course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDMMwG7R ... re=related
Just in case you thought I was overstating the whole "distancing
themselves thing" or the legal disclaimers to the videos they launch
and promote...here we go
http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/video/ ... elease.pdf
Now
1. CLASSIFICATION: All cultures have categories to distinguish people into “us and them” by ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality: German and Jew, Hutu and Tutsi.
2. SYMBOLIZATION: We give names or other symbols to the classifications. We name people “Jews” or “Gypsies”, or distinguish them by colors or dress; and apply the symbols to members of groups. Classification and symbolization are universally human and do not necessarily result in genocide unless they lead to the next stage, dehumanization.
3. DEHUMANIZATION: One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases. Dehumanization overcomes the normal human revulsion against murder.
4. ORGANIZATION: Genocide is always organized, usually by the state, often using militias to provide deniability of state responsibility
5. POLARIZATION: Extremists drive the groups apart. Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda. Laws may forbid intermarriage or social interaction.
6. PREPARATION: Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity. Death lists are drawn up. Members of victim groups are forced to wear identifying symbols. .
7. EXTERMINATION begins, and quickly becomes the mass killing legally called “genocide.” It is “extermination” to the killers because they do not believe their victims to be fully human. When it is sponsored by the state, the armed forces often work with militias to do the killing.
8. DENIAL is the eighth stage that always follows a genocide. It is among the surest indicators of further genocidal massacres. The perpetrators of genocide dig up the mass graves, burn the bodies, try to cover up the evidence and intimidate the witnesses. They deny that they committed any crimes, and often blame what happened on the victims. They block investigations of the crimes, and continue to govern until driven from power by force, when they flee into exile.
It may be just a matter of ignorant parents needing to be informed....or...there is another alternative.
Maybe Autism Speaks has the ear of people in very high places. Did the rights get a commendation from the Pope? Maybe if we see the money shoveled to their organisation from BIG corporate organisations and more from government funding - effectively drying up other autism charities, we can presume them to be a little worrying if their image of Autism is damaging.
Do these videos show anything that does anything short of dehumaise Autistic people?
Does the genetic stockpiling lead you to question how it may be used by parties related to such dehumanising mindsets? Identification?
Are they state funded?
Do they have any people on the spectrum in their organisation, in positions of genuine power to help moderate things that are against the rights of Autistic people?
Are they extremist? Look at the videos again.
Are you frightened?
17 Jun 2010, 7:26 am
