Why I Participate
Let’s Bottom line this discussion from a parent who feels that their son was vaccine injured. I am now awake at 2 AM because Tanner wants to use his bed as a trampoline. One more time for the new comers. Tanner spoke. His last complex sentence was “My name is Tanner. My name is Tanner” July 4th six years ago. We delayed his Kindergarten vaccines because we thought their might be issues but did so on solid medical advice that he would be fine. This sentence was the last after his shots. Move ahead six years to June 2008. His doctor had committed suicide. A defeat Autism Now Doctor looked us in the eyes and said in the exam room that he believed that vaccinations and environmental factors played a role in Tanners Autistic condition. After diet and supplement changes he spoke again for the first time the week before Father’s Day he said “Hi Daddy” . Is America the land of freedom, hope, love and opportunity. Nobody listens to the parents. We are not hysterical radicals. We want the world to be free of bad diseases and our children to be healthy. We want your children to be healthy. The establishment refuses to do the research we request. Has secret meetings. Rewrites their own studies. Gets stars to call us parasites. This is an epidemic that has been ignored by the medical community, education, insurance, Religion, politicians, and the Government. Support, therapies, and funding have been virtually nonexistent for these children. Come live at my house for a week, then give us your opinion. I would be satisfied with a chance to take my wife out to a dinner and movie. That has not happened in about 8 years now. Who are you going to trust??? The paid shills of the Pharma industry or Parents asking for unbiased studies for safer vaccines and environment. Until we all stand up united the almighty dollar will send someone in your family to never never land. In this case never watch a baseball game, never go to prom, never go to college, never get a job, never get married, never have a love life. Never never never.With tears, prayers and hope Tanner’s Dad.
About Me
http://tinyurl.com/napzje This is a profound mission statement a friend Ed Arranga from www.autismone.org wrote to me... Tim, as always I appreciate your insightful comments and critique. To me this is not a game or a charade or a touchy-feely subject – this is a life and death struggle. I have two boys with autism. My 14-year old will be able to flourish; he has recovered to that point. My 11-year old has not. The rage inside me is real. I see the integrate beauty of my sons and their potential and the intrinsic stamp of worthless placed on them by society. So like every other parent I fight for their educational needs and biomedical treatments and anyone who comes between my sons and their potential. That is life in the immediate but there is a still desperate need for a fusion of background and foreground to help “provide the incentive for change and move beyond the comfortable,” as you so eloquently state. To me autism is like sexism and racism – a wrongly defined problem which can never find the solution. Changing the problem definition from psychological to biomedical is a start but the agent of change that marked the unraveling of sexism and racism was not a call to a greater good, but economic retribution. Rosa Parks’ arrest did not bring our nation to examine racism. It was the Montgomery bus boycott by African-Americans which led to deficits in public transit profits that caused a change in policy from segregation to integration on the Alabama buses. When women began demanding equal pay for equal work and began legal proceedings and advocated for equal legal protection under the law they exerted their economic muscle. The gay rights movement employed a variety of tactics to effect change, but one of the most effective was the boycott of Florida orange juice by the gay community which targeted Anita Bryant, at the time their spokesperson and sent a message to corporate America to exercise caution when trampling on another group’s civil rights. As a community we have not yet reached the maturity of the civil rights or women’s rights movements, but we are very close. Give me a week and I will tell you how we plan to get there. Maybe www.causecast.org is the way to get the world to a better place on many fronts.
My Interest
Tanner and getting him and other children help, health, and quality of life. Travel (not that that has happened in ten years) Chess (speed speed chess 2 minute games) Antiques (because I am one) Having Age of Autism up on my computer at all times.
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At 16 sites around the nation today Friday November 13, 2009 a miracle took place. A National Town Hall for the Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism supported by over 64 organizations & Coordi...
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Attend the US Premeier of Jim Carrey's new movie Yes Man and support Generation Rescue.
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Join Jenny McCarthy’s Generation Rescue, AMF Bowling and families across the country on April 19th, 2009 and raise awareness for autism!
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RT @TannersDad @hollyrod4kids I told Peter Bell u were the best ambassador for #Autism CommunityThank You! #UWAC #AFAA (@TannersDad rocks)
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Vote on Health Plan Reassuring Published in the Champaign The News Gazette 11/10/09 http://bit.ly/2tK1uM #Autism #UWAC #HC09 #BFH
You have some passionate things to say! Wow, these words are powerful! Can you find the amazing talents in your children? I am passionate about teaching tolerance of children with autism, among children. Also, I am starting to raise money to provide scholarships and therapy for children with autism through my new non-profit, lil' ol' me Making a BIG Difference. I would love for you to learn more about lil' ol' me at,http://www.lilolme.com/content/aboutMABD
Very Thankful for the support of the Autism Community and www.ageofautism.com For everyones support. We must build unity within Autism Community See todays post about my vision of how we can come together http://bit.ly/iGcLr
Thank you for tweeting the quotes from my Causecast account and telling people where they can find me. I really appreciate the support and look forward to talking to without the restriction of 140 characters.
I can't tell you how much your positive light has been a source of inspiration.
You sir ROCK !!!!
Powerful Videos #Autism Answers Now #UWAC http://bit.ly/1bZbi7 and http://bit.ly/OKhpx
1M Retweets 100K Tweets 10K Followers 1000 groups united 100 senators helping 10 commandments followed 1 answer for #Autism #UWAC #HC09 #BFH Unity within Autism Community NOW! Please Retweet
If you are in the Champaign Urbana area I am helping invite families to participate in the Zeta Beta Tau Alley-Oop for Autism Sunday October 25th. It is a great few hours of Recreation for Father/Mother & Son/Daughter We need invitation confirmation by October 15th. Please email me with Questions RealTannersDad@Gmail.com Thanks ZBT of University of Illinois
New link for one that is broken in about me section http://tinyurl.com/pfwpf7
Grab the kleenex Updated open letter to @BarackObama http://bit.ly/3tnFHa #FEELautismYET ( via @AlternaMom )http://tinyurl.com/m9r8ws