Testimony Of Joyce E. Minor, U.S. & IA
Autism Co-Ambassador
"Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: Reviewing the Federal Government's Track
Record and Charting a Course for the Future."
December 10, 2002
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
1:30 p.m.
Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee,
My name is Joyce Minor of Urbana, Iowa. I have 2 sons with autism. Wesley,
whom is 9 years old, is profound, non-verbal and Ryan, whom is 11 years old,
has autism to a lesser degree than Wesley is.
My sons had hair metal testing done last year and the results were highly
rated on the toxic levels from Mercury, Aluminum, which I believe were caused
by the vaccinations. There has been research from professionals done on these
toxins most recently from the Mercury and aluminum and I believe these are
what is believed to be causing the pandemic on autism among other disabilities
that are connected.
It is to my belief as an U.S. Autism Co-Ambassador, for more than 245,000
individuals, parent's, and professionals those who are affected, should be
compensated for all of the medical tests, suffering they have had to endure,
therapies,and financial problems do to what the Federal government,
pharmaceutical and all others connected with the Thimersol and aluminum toxins
that were put in the vaccinations that robbed our children of a healthy life.
I would like them to answer to these parents and children, if they vaccinated
their own children with or without the thimersol preservative? I am finding
that they vaccinated their children with the safe vaccine, but still
vaccinated ours with the toxic levels of thirmersol. Is this why we are
having such a huge pandemic on autism? They still put Thirmersol in the
vaccinations, but in reduced amounts yet the flu-shot remains the same. Still
not safe.
I would like them to answer to the parent's and children if they can make
these toxins; they should be able to reverse it as well. They should be able
to with all the money and funding they receive.
Let's be pro-active and remember the words of L.D. Wedewer, U.S. Autism
Ambassador when she said, that instead of giving money to those who have
conflicts of interest. Let's begin a new earmarked grants to fund unbiased
research to those without conflicts of interest. It is then we will finally
begin to understand what the true cause of autism is.
While we begin to chart a new course for the future, we need to ensure that
the aluminum connection is researched fully and the aluminum/mercury combined
cause and effect is also studied.
As a professional, but more important a parent of children with autism, I am
very dismayed at those individuals who knew about these connections and chose
to deny the public the truth as stated in the original never released CDC
Report on mercury and autism, as well as in the Simpsonwood meeting. I am
hoping that you will include as a part of testimony the vaccine summary
comparison, reports and charts:
Autism,Alzheimer's,Aluminum,mercury,arsenic,copper,lead,thallium,iron and
formaldehyde. You can look at the original study in book or C.D. form sent
overnite to Congressman Dan Burton or you can visit the study and additional
findings online at
http://autismawakeninginia.bizland.com//autismandaluminumvaccineexposurecomparisionstudy/