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Conferences
May 3-4, 2008 - ASA Phoenix Autism Conference
May 22-25, 2008 - Autism One, Chicago, IL
October 23-27, 2008 - Defeat Autism Now, San Diego, CA
Jenny McCarthy calls for rally in DC on June 4th!
AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF PARENT-VOLUNTEERS HELPING MORE THAN 15,000 CHILDREN BEGIN BIOMEDICAL TREATMENT.
Our children are experiencing epidemics of ADD/ADHD, Asperger's, PDD-NOS, and Autism.
We believe these neurological disorders ("NDs") are environmental illnesses caused by an overload of heavy metals, live viruses, and bacteria. Proper treatment of our children, known as "biomedical intervention", is leading to recovery for thousands.
The cause of this epidemic of NDs is extremely controversial. We believe the primary causes include the tripling of vaccines given to children in the last 15 years (mercury, aluminum and live viruses); maternal toxic load and prenatal vaccines; heavy metals like mercury in our air, water, and food; and the overuse of antibiotics.
Generation Rescue is a parent-founded, parent-funded, and parent-led organization of more than 400 families. Our mission is to share the truth with parents about the cause of their child's NDs so they can focus on treatment. Read More
Julie Matthews Shares Nourishing
Hope Message for Autism
Parents deserve knowledge of every helpful option for children
Many children with autism exhibit demonstrable physical symptoms that go unaddressed due to a narrow focus of autism as a strictly psychiatric disorder. However, significant scientific data and overwhelming anecdotal analysis indicates a link between Autism symptoms and diet. Doing her part to spread awareness during National Autism Awareness Month, Julie takes to the airwaves and Internet to share this knowledge.
The common symptoms reported to improve with diet are: stimming, language, attention, hyperactivity, learning, fatigue, aggression, self-injurious behavior, rashes, digestion, diarrhea, constipation, gas, and more. According to the parents polled by DAN!, after chelation, diet is the most effective intervention for children on the autistic spectrum - - more that any drug, nutrient, or other biomedical therapy.
DAN! (Defeat Autism Now!) practitioners believe that diet is the most important place to begin biomedical autism intervention. As a leading advocate of diet for autism, Julie is expanding her efforts to inform parents and healthcare practitioners about nutrition intervention. People should be fully informed about their options and the need for conscious attention to the nutritional requirements of these children.
In her presentation and interviews Julie explains the scientific rationale for specials diets, the gut-brain connection, foundations of a healthy diet, ASD diet options, and particulars on getting started and evolving special diets for children with ASDs. She is rich with personal insights that help support and encourage parents to try, and persist, with nutrition intervention.
Julie's content and message conveys three strong themes:
1. Autism is a whole body disorder - Common physiological symptoms, GI tract and brain are connected, body systems breakdown affect cognitive function and behavior.
2. Food affects the health of body and brain- Digestion & biochemistry, brain is "downstream" from the body, nutrients required for brain function, common symptoms that can improve.
3. Children's health can be helped through Nutrition Intervention and Special Diets - Foundations of healthy diet, special diet options, providing essential nutrients, creative approaches for implementation.
Julie Matthews Upcoming LIVE EVENTS
April 4th - Defeat Autism Now (DAN!) Conference - Cherry Hill, N.J.
April 9th - National Autism Association, New York Metro Chapter Event, New York
April 26th - Autism Child Care Connection Annual Event - Downington, PA
May 21-23 - Autism One Conference, Chicago, Il
June 22 - Autism Nutrition and Cooking, Berkeley, CA
Sept 26-28 - Saving Our Kids, Healing Our Planet, Charlotte, NC
May 15-18 2009 - Mindd International Forum, Syndey, Australia
Help Chevy Help Autism
Spread the word:
Chevrolet has teamed up with Autism Speaks to drive home the message of autism awareness. During April – Autism Awareness Month – visitors to the Autism Speaks website (www.autismspeaks.org), can click on the “Help Chevy Help Autism” icon and take a virtual test drive of the 2008 North American Car of the Year – the all-new Chevy Malibu. Chevrolet has committed to a minimum contribution of $500,000, but every virtual test drive taken gets Chevrolet closer to its goal of donating up to $1 million to Autism Speaks to support its mission of increasing awareness of autism and raising money to fund autism research. Those who complete the virtual test drive will receive a free 30-day online trial of XM Satellite Radio. Read more and visit the Autism Speaks home page to take the virtual test drive.
QUICK AND EASY WAYS TO SPREAD THE WORD:
1. Add the link to your e-mail signature.
2. E-mail everyone in your address book about the promotion and encourage
them to do the same.
3. Post it on your MySpace/Facebook page.
4. Post it on your blog, and encourage those who have blogs to do the same.
We need as many people as possible to view the video PRIOR to April 30. Please watch the video and spread the word.