March 04, 1999 Subject: AUTISM RESEARCH LETTER >> March 2, 1999 >> >> Congressman Chris Smith >> 100 Lacey Road, Suite 38A >> Whiting Shopping Center >> Whiting, NJ 08759 >> >> Dear Congressman Smith: >> >> Thank you very much for working to get more autism funding. I would urge >> that there would be some way of getting some of this funding channeled >> into immunology and gastroenterology research for autism. Enclosed is >> another study from the Georgetown University Medical Center that backs >> up what Dr. Andy Wakefield found in the gut and CNS of these children. >> Dr. Andy Wakefield had the go-ahead from the Town of Brick to send an >> investigator there when the next day they said no. Since Andy Wakefield >> has published his article in the Lancet in February 1998 he has been >> criticized by the CDC and followed by them where ever he goes. >> >> Dr. Vijendra Singh has applied to the NIH for grant proposals 4 out of 5 >> years and been turned down all four times. He has authored more than one >> hundred publications and presented over ninety scientific papers on >> autism and autoimmunity. Robert Chen of the CDC said to Dr. Singh that >> there should be more controls to which Dr. Singh answered, 'This is pure >> research, why don't you investigate further." >> >> In both Andy Wakefield's case and Dr. Singh's case they have asked for >> further research. As hundreds of parents, we ask the same thing. why >> won't the NIH and CDC investigate this further? As you know the cases of >> autism are on the rise with your experience with the 40 cases in Brick, >> NJ. At our church in Parsippany, St. Peters, there are 5 other children >> besides my son who are autistic. Two blocks from our house, lives >> another child who is autistic. We have contact with a parent in Newark, >> NJ and she said her pediatrician has 7 other autistic children in his >> practice. >> >> Recently, on the local 6:20AM morning NBC TV news (February 26th) it was >> mentioned that autism was rare and that there are 4 to 5 cases out of >> 10,000. They were incorrect because it isn't rare and the CDC admits to >> 1 in 500 children now. Parents know that there has been an increase in >> autism, they see it. Parents know that there needs to be more >> immunological and gastrointestinal research for autism. >> >> These children are ill and need medical treatment. If there isn't any >> money for autoimmune/gastrointestinal research into autism then how can >> we help our children and cure them? We can no longer sit by while >> nothing is being done to help them. It would be one thing if we had no >> clue about how to go about curing them; we do have a very clear idea, >> but the research needs funding. It is very frustrating for us as parents >> since we know what is wrong with our children but yet the "so-called" >> experts at the CDC and NIH think they know better and that all the >> projects they are funding will lead to answers. >> >> I can say without a doubt, if I had a fraction of the $21 million >> dollars they spent last year (say $1 million dollars) I would give it to >> three doctors I know....Dr. Vijendra Singh, University of Michigan, Dr. >> Andy Wakefield, Royal free Hospital, UK and Dr. James Oleske, NJ medical >> School....and I would get more answers and help for our children then >> all the other projects combined. >> >> Please help us help our children. If the NIH has control over the >> funding again this year then the kind of research that will help our >> children won't happen. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Raymond Gallup, President >> Autism Autoimmunity Project >> >> cc: Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen > >-- > >*************************************************************** >Karin Schumacher >Vaccine Information & Awareness (VIA) >12799 La Tortola >San Diego, CA 92129 >619-484-3197 (phone/voicemail) >619-484-1187 (fax) >via@access1.net (email) >http://www.909shot.com (NVIC website) >http://www.access1.net/via (VIA website) >*************************************************************** >We Must Have The Freedom To Choose & Respect Everyone's Choice >*************************************************************** >Any information obtained here is not to be construed as medical >OR legal advice. The decision to vaccinate and how you >implement that decision is yours and yours alone.