On September 24, David Kirby (Age of Autism) and Mark Blaxill (SafeMinds) made a presentation claiming that "yes indeedy, autism is caused by vaccination!" The target audience was U.S. Senators and Congresspeople, but most were busy with more pressing affairs. A few sent staffers. Sullivan (LeftBrain/RightBrain) covered what really happened in On the Hill I, On the Hill II, On the Hill III, while Kevin Leitch contributed While Mother Warrior McCarthy Oprahed
Rahul K. Parikh jumped into the conversation in a post I'm calling Correcting Mr. Kirby's Response to My Review, and then more thoroughly in Deconstructing David Kirby, in which Dr. Parikh goes through the slides Kirby used in his talks:
There you have it. Mr. Kirby effectively uses fancy medical lingo to build his credibility and tell us things we already know, relies on science that he can’t cite the source of or that can’t be applied beyond monkeys, gives us book reports on mitochondrial diseases and neuro-inflammation, calls court decisions and quotes from famous people proof of his point.
Just what was that point, anyway?
I wonder if Mr. Kirby will respond. Feel free to look at AgeofAutism. Also feel free to look at the attendees list, and see if your elected representatives sent staffers.
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