In Vegas

I've been waiting for this one...read about her (think she's got a new book out?). Anyway, I'll be TiVo-ing it (yep, new verb) and would be happy to save a copy for you...Please let me know.
Have a great trip!

I tape Oprah daily & would be happy to send you the tape (VCR) if you don't mind the soap operas all around Oprah (insert embarrassed icon here)...
Just holler if you need it
(in Salem so should be quick to ship to you too)

Hey Ali, in my area Oprah show is always repeated around 1am. try to check your listings ... maybe someone could record it for you.

Oh Ali...I thought of you yesterday when they said Oprah was talking about Autism. I was planning on emailing you about it but obviously you know already...I would record it for you but I don't even know how to record things for myself LOL...hopefully you get to see it though...oh and have fun in Vegas!
Paula

Hey Ali,
If your mom doesn't get the Tevo working you can always go to Oprah's website and watch it online. She keeps the shows on her site.
APril

Hey Ali,
If your mom doesn't get the Tevo working you can always go to Oprah's website and watch it online. She keeps the shows on her site.
APril

have a great time at MT!

This was a great show. I do hope you get a chance to watch!

I saw the show today. It was a tear jerker. Jenny McCarthy was great. She must have been an encouragement to people who have children with autism. Holly Robinson Pete was good too. I even learned somethings I hadn't heard before.

I watched the show and it was very informative and tearful! Jenny's book looks interesting. Anyway, thought of you when I saw the show and hoped you would get a chance to watch it!

It was awesome. It was everything I would say if I were on Oprah. (almost.. :) I wish I had seen it right after my son was diagnosed because it was so right on.

grabbed it on tivo today. we also have a tivo wireless transmitter networked with our macs, yep, chalet geek here in colorado - ha! i'll see if i can send the file in an email? or we could burn a cd for you to make sure you have it always. let me know, happy to help! hope you are enjoying MT! hugs, rach

Ali,
I watched the Oprah show today and thought of you (obviously) so often. Loved the honesty and the hope and spirit that the show brought forward. So much important info to get out to everyone. Would love to hear your thoughts on the show - hope you'll share on your blog.
Also hoping that you are proud of your family and all that you do - you and Chris and Simon are breaking down those walls and it's an honour to watch your progress.
Peace,
A.

Hi Ali,
I watched the show. I disagree with Jenny. I do not believe that autism is caused by the vaccines. My son didn't change after his vaccine at 18 months. He was always different. It just became more obvious as he got older. I hope that people don't stop having their children immunized because of what Jenny said. She is not a professional. This was her own opinion. It's not backed up by the medical community. They have researched this. They gave placebo vaccines to some 18 mth old and gave others the true vaccine. The kids who received the placebo were later diagnosed with autism as well.
As informative as the show was, as a parent of an a boy with autism, I was disappointed with their theory.

Okay, I was just going to post a yay Jenny and Oprah post but the last poster got me on my soapbox...I watched the show and wanted to applaud and hug Oprah, Jenny and Holly for being brave enough to speak the TRUTH. SOMETHING is injuring our children. Most children have vaccines within the first week of life...of course, if your child was damaged early on he would have "always been different". Many mothers also have Rho gam while pregnant or another immunization (flu shot comes to mind) while pregnant and the damage could have been done prenatally. Vaccines aren't inheirently bad...Jenny said that, but the way they are administered and the fact that there are damaging substances in them makes them all too dangerous in their current standard. JMHO

Hi Ali...
As a long time reader of your blog, it occurred to me that I don't think I've ever read anywhere where you mention if you think it was a vaccine that triggered Simon's autism? Or maybe you don't presume to say?
I'm pregnant with my first and it sure is a lot to think about. I plan to read Evidence of Harm. Have you read that? Are there docs that will delay the schedule?

Rho gam shot?
OMG. I had them during both of my pregnancies. My son has been dx with Autism, but my daughter hasn't been. Is thimerosol in that as well?

Oh, I hope you're able to catch the Oprah show. I just happened to run across is last night and I thought of you. Very interesting.

Have fun at Memory Trends. Wish I could go just to look... but alas, I'm not a retailer so I can't go... blah, blah, blah...
Say hi to my good friend Cheryl. She's one of the 10 finalists for SOY, so I'm sure you will run into her ;)
Have fun!

I was so grateful that they were allowed to talk about the vaccination/autism connection that i cried. I don't have a child with autism but have talked to many mothers who noticed changes in their kids soon after a vaccination. If there is even a possibility it should be talked about. I feel lucky to have been given info. when I was pregnant ten years ago that helped me to choose not to vaccinate across the board. We need pediatricians to be more respectful of the mothers' gut feelings. People are sometimes so harassed and frightened into it.
On another note, I thought it was great that the moms got to ask people to see their kids as people with autism, not as autistic; to move away from labelling and judging and not seeing the whole child. And they mentioned how many amazing people (fo those who don't know) are on the autism spectrum.