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It maintains three websites, Generation Rescue<ref name=grhome/> Fourteen Studies.org, and PutChildrenFirst.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.putchildrenfirst.org |accessdate=2007-08-20 |date= |
It maintains three websites, Generation Rescue<ref name=grhome/> Fourteen Studies.org, and PutChildrenFirst.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.putchildrenfirst.org |accessdate=2007-08-20 |date=2006-11-12 |title=PutChildrenFirst.org}}</ref> The former details the organization’s points of view described above. The latter alleges a cover-up by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control]] concerning the role that vaccines have played in [[Epidemiology of autism#Changes with time|recent increases in the number of reported autism cases]]. |
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Revision as of 17:59, 22 December 2009
Template:Autism cure movement Generation Rescue is a nonprofit organization that advocates the view that autism and related disorders are primarily caused by environmental factors[1], in particular by vaccines.[2] These claims are biologically implausible and lack convincing scientific evidence.[3] The group gained awareness from an aggressive media campaign that sponsored full page ads in the New York Times and USA Today[4] and today is well-known as a platform for Jenny McCarthy's autism advocacy.[5]
Causes of autism
Generation Rescue believes that autism and other developmental issues are environmental illnesses and primarily blames vaccines, the increase in the number of vaccines administered,[2] and thiomersal, a mercury-based vaccine preservative.[6] It claims that biomedical intervention can help children recover.[7] The theories that vaccines cause autism lack convincing scientific evidence and are biologically implausible,[3] as are claims that diets or drugs can cure autism.[8] Because of Generation Rescue's public profile through national advertising and because its point of view is not shared by the mainstream medical community, its message has been controversial.[citation needed]
Websites
It maintains three websites, Generation Rescue[1] Fourteen Studies.org, and PutChildrenFirst.[9] The former details the organization’s points of view described above. The latter alleges a cover-up by the Centers for Disease Control concerning the role that vaccines have played in recent increases in the number of reported autism cases.
Media campaign
The organization was established in 2005 by Lisa and J.B. Handley and 150 volunteer "Rescue Angels" that included many members of the biomedical treatment movement at the time. Beginning in the spring of 2005 and running through January 2007, Generation Rescue began a national media campaign in the US, placing advertisements in such publications as USA Today.[4] More recently it has been fronted by former Playboy model Jenny McCarthy.[5]
Criticisms
Lack of peer-reviewed research
Generation Rescue bases much of their case on publications that do not go through a proper peer review process. In particular, an article Generation Rescue publishes in its website, "Autism: A Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning"[10] appeared in a journal devoted to medical hypotheses; the hypothesis has not been confirmed by credible scientific evidence.[3]
Disassociation of cited researchers
Generation Rescue's second New York Times advertisement had to undergo one alteration due to one scientist who asked to be removed from the ad. Also, after the ad ran, several of the scientists thanked in the ad wanted to disassociate their work from the mercury/autism connection. This group of scientists wrote: "we believe GenerationRescue’s advertisement, at first appearance an innocuous gesture of appreciation, may actually mislead the public into thinking that the mercury–autism hypothesis has stronger support in the scientific literature than it actually does."[11]
Misleading claims
Generation Rescue has asserted that countries that require fewer infant vaccines have lower infant mortality rates. However, this has been criticized as "rhetorical sleight of hand": in the U.S., a country that requires more vaccines than most, the infant mortality rate declined 50% from 1966 to 1981, during which the number of vaccines increased.[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey's autism organization – Generation Rescue". Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ a b "About vaccines". Generation Rescue. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ a b c Vaccines and autism:
- Doja A, Roberts W (2006). "Immunizations and autism: a review of the literature". Can J Neurol Sci. 33 (4): 341–6. PMID 17168158.
- Gerber JS, Offit PA (2009). "Vaccines and autism: a tale of shifting hypotheses". Clin Infect Dis. 48 (4): 456–61. doi:10.1086/596476. PMID 19128068.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|laydate=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|laysource=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|laysummary=ignored (help) - Gross L (2009). "A broken trust: lessons from the vaccine–autism wars". PLoS Biol. 7 (5): e1000114. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000114. PMC 2682483. PMID 19478850.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - Offit PA (2007). "Thimerosal and vaccines—a cautionary tale". N Engl J Med. 357 (13): 1278–9. doi:10.1056/NEJMp078187. PMID 17898096.
- Paul R (2009). "Parents ask: am I risking autism if I vaccinate my children?". J Autism Dev Disord. 39 (6): 962–3. doi:10.1007/s10803-009-0739-y. PMID 19363650.
- ^ a b Ad in USA Today, April 6, 2006: unveiled the new website, PutChildrenFirst.org
- ^ a b Coombes R (2009). "Vaccine disputes" (PDF). BMJ. 338: b2435. doi:10.1136/bmj.b2435. PMID 19546136. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Is it the mercury?". Generation Rescue. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "Treatment: what's biomedical treatment?". Generation Rescue. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ Claims of autism cures:
- Christison GW, Ivany K (2006). "Elimination diets in autism spectrum disorders: any wheat amidst the chaff?". J Dev Behav Pediatr. 27 (2 Suppl 2): S162–71. doi:10.1097/00004703-200604002-00015. PMID 16685183.
- Broadstock M, Doughty C, Eggleston M (2007). "Systematic review of the effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder". Autism. 11 (4): 335–48. doi:10.1177/1362361307078132. PMID 17656398.
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- ^ "PutChildrenFirst.org". 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ Bernard S, Enayati A, Redwood L, Roger H, Binstock T (2001). "Autism: a novel form of mercury poisoning" (PDF). Med Hypotheses. 56 (4): 462–71. doi:10.1054/mehy.2000.1281. PMID 11339848. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "General confusion and the NYT". Autism Diva. 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ Katz D (2009). "The missing link between vaccines and autism" (PDF). Fraser Forum (07/09): 22–5.
External links
- GenerationRescue.org - Organisation's Website
- Mothering.com - 'Is the American Academy of Pediatrics losing credibility with parents and pediatricians?' Bobby Manning, Mothering (October, 2005)
- ScienceDaily.com - 'The Age of Autism: Heavy metal', Dan Olmsted, UPI' (May 24, 2005)
- SFGate.com - 'A child's return from autism: Couple eager to share their conviction that mercury poisoning was the culprit' Leslie Fulbright, San Francisco Chronicle (May 25, 2005)
