Sundance to Spotlight Autism Film

As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, I strongly urge all parents, teachers and anyone who deals with children to watch this movie, Autism Everyday, when it becomes available. I've seen a brief clip from it and as a parent of a child with autism, it makes me cry....most people are not aware of what it takes to raise a child with autism. For those parents fortunate enough to have children with no disabilities, it will give you a new and greater appreciation for your own children and hopefully, a bit more understanding for those who raise kids with disabilities as you may encounter them in your daily lives.

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Autism Every day is a must see for all of those folks who have no clue about autism. The rate of children with full blown autism is a stagering 1 in every 166 children, with 80% of those affected being male. Parents of children with autism have been abandoned by our government, our schools, and even our medical society. If 1 in 166 children was coming up blind, this would be front page news. Autism is a devastating disorder, with almost 100% of the treatments falling on the backs of the parents to pay. Insurance companies and medicaid refuse to cover treatments because our government is still living in th dark ages, pretending autism is untreatable. The reason our government is not helping? Because the epidemic of autism was caused by toxic overload of mercury used in children's childhood vaccines- as a cheap preservative so that pharmaceutical companies could make vast profits. Thimerosal, the mercury preservative wrecks the immune system, setting off a chain reaction of events including severe damage and destruction of enzymes in the gut, neurological damage to the brain, and severe food allergies, multiple chemical sensitivity, light sensitivity and more. Google "symptoms of mercury poisoning" and compare to a google search of "symptoms of autism". For those who still do not understand what happened to our children, think Agent Orange- same story, except the toxin and the target group are different. The sad part- the cost of caring for thse untreated and/or unrecoverable children who grow up is estimated to be 4.3 to 10 million dollars EACH over their lifetime. With 300,000 affected (of which 80% are currently under the age of 18) do the math- this is the worst welfare disaster in history. The good news? Of the less than 5% of the parents who can afford to pay for treatments- ABA, chelation, target nutritional supplements, and more- these kids can recover. The bad news- there's 95% of the parents who can not afford these treatments which can run between 30,000 to 100,000 per year. Read this site: putchildrenfirst.org, and this one- evidenceofharm.com, and this one generationrescue.org for more REAL information on the cause of the autism epidemic, the FOIA'd documents showing harm was known, learn about treatments, and read stories of the lucky children who are recovering, or did recover. If autism has not affected you yet, remember yet=You're Eligible Too. Signed, mom of a recovering son

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There is also a significant percentage of the 'autism community' who are boycotting the film. For the time being I reserve judgment.
Best wishes

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If only Tami's claims were true...I am the father of a child who is on the Autism Spectrum, and from everything that I have read, there is still no way of being certain about what causes Autism. I look forward to seeing Autism Every Day when it becomes more widely available, and I wish for everyone a happy and healthy 2007.

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The causes of autism are not known with any degree of certainty at this time. What is certain is that autism is a serious disorder which has tremendous impact on the lives of children who are severely autistic and those people who, day in, day out, care for them.

Autism Speaks, the families who appear in the film Autism Every Day, and the Sundance Film Festival have done a great service to those autistic persons who are not high functioning and who can not speak for themselves. Eveyone, includng the media, love the feel good stories. Few want to acknowledge the hard realities faced by many lower functioning autistic persons and those who care for them.

Thank you Autism Speaks, thank you Sundance, and thank you to the families of Autism Every Day.

Harold Doherty
Fredericton NB Canada

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I am a mother of a six-year-old autistic son who is very severely affected. However, I did not like the original video "Autism every day", because it only focuses on the negative aspects. There are so many happy and funny moments in our life that are not represented at all in this film. Despite all the hardships, I feel that my son has a great personality. I can only hope that the longer version appreciates the children more than the short clip did. I particularly could not stand that one mother was moaning and complaining about her daughter WHILE she was holding her. Does she not realize how the child must feel? I cannot recommend the short version of the film to anyone at all. Maybe (hopefully) the long version is more true and balanced.

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I heard this film will be playing at the Newport beach film festival, if you want to check it out.

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