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Addressing the underlying conditions associated with Autism and other conditions
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The Vaccine–Autism Debate Has Officially Reopened at the Federal Level. What Happens Now? (opens the original)
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For decades, parents who questioned whether vaccines could play a role in autism were often told that the question had already been answered.In 2026, the federal conversation changed significantly.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Autism and Vaccines webpage in July 2026 with language that would have been almost unimaginable on a federal health website just a few years ago. CDC — Autism and VaccinesThe CDC now states:“The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not
Underlying Medical Issues That Can Drive Behaviors Associated With Autism (opens the original)
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When a child with autism suddenly becomes aggressive, stops sleeping, begins hitting their head, refuses food, starts toe walking, loses focus, or experiences a dramatic increase in stimming, it can be easy to attribute the behavior to autism.But we need to ask another question:Could this child be trying to tell us that something hurts or that something is medically wrong?One of the most important lessons I have learned working with families in the autism community is this:Behavior is communicat
NIH Says “No Door Is Closed” on Autism Research. So Why Aren’t Vaccines Being Studied? (opens the original)
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Dr. Brian Hooker’s open letter to NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya raises an important question about the $50 million Autism Data Science Initiative: Are federal researchers truly investigating every plausible contributor to autism?On September 6, 2026, Dr. Brian Hooker, Chief Scientific Officer of Children’s Health Defense and father of an adult son with profound autism, sent an open letter to NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya challenging the direction of the NIH’s $50 million Autism Data Scie
The Autism Community Is Speaking Back (opens the original)
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A response from an IACC member to the 12 organizations challenging the 2026–2028 Strategic PlanOn September 2, Autism Speaks joined 11 other organizations in issuing a statement criticizing the newly approved 2026–2028 IACC Strategic Plan.Their headline reads:“While the IACC Strategic Plan Passed, Our Community Remains Deeply Concerned.”They claim the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) failed to develop and approve the Plan in a manner that was “transparent, accessible, scientifica
A Turning Point for Autism: IACC Votes to Advance the 2026–2028 Strategic Plan (opens the original)
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On August 27th, members of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) voted to adopt a working draft Strategic Plan built to do something no prior plan has fully done: make it possible to actually track what the federal government does for our community, and whether it makes a measurable difference in the lives of people impacted by autism.The final vote was 26 yes, 1 no, and 13 abstained. I want to sit with that number for a moment, because it tells you almost everything you n
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