The Big Autism Cover-Up: How and Why the Media Is Lying to the American Public
An unflinching look at the truth behind the media’s lies about autism.

Autism now affects two percent of U.S. children. A once rare disorder is now so common that everyone knows someone with an affected child. Yet neither mainstream doctors nor government officials can tell the American public what is behind the staggering rise in diagnoses.

The Big Autism Cover-Up explores how news outlets downplay the impact of autism while backing the official denial of any link between the disorder and vaccines. Despite never honestly and thoroughly investigating the link, mainstream news sources continue to challenge those who question the safety of vaccines and the mounting evidence that an unchecked, unsafe vaccination schedule is behind the exponential increase in autism.

Anne Dachel has spent the last ten years monitoring how the press covers autism. She’s seen the media promote the unrelenting message from health officials that autism hasn’t really increased, that it is simply a matter of better diagnosing of a disorder that’s always been around. Meanwhile, autism remains a perpetual mystery and scientists continue to guess at the genetic and environmental triggers.

Officially there is no known cause or cure for autism. There’s nothing a new mother can do to prevent a baby that was born healthy and is developing normally from regressing into autism by the age of two. Despite this, officials rarely express concern and adamantly refuse to call autism a crisis. The Big Autism Cover-Up exposes this controversy in searing detail.
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The Big Autism Cover-Up: How and Why the Media Is Lying to the American Public
An unflinching look at the truth behind the media’s lies about autism.

Autism now affects two percent of U.S. children. A once rare disorder is now so common that everyone knows someone with an affected child. Yet neither mainstream doctors nor government officials can tell the American public what is behind the staggering rise in diagnoses.

The Big Autism Cover-Up explores how news outlets downplay the impact of autism while backing the official denial of any link between the disorder and vaccines. Despite never honestly and thoroughly investigating the link, mainstream news sources continue to challenge those who question the safety of vaccines and the mounting evidence that an unchecked, unsafe vaccination schedule is behind the exponential increase in autism.

Anne Dachel has spent the last ten years monitoring how the press covers autism. She’s seen the media promote the unrelenting message from health officials that autism hasn’t really increased, that it is simply a matter of better diagnosing of a disorder that’s always been around. Meanwhile, autism remains a perpetual mystery and scientists continue to guess at the genetic and environmental triggers.

Officially there is no known cause or cure for autism. There’s nothing a new mother can do to prevent a baby that was born healthy and is developing normally from regressing into autism by the age of two. Despite this, officials rarely express concern and adamantly refuse to call autism a crisis. The Big Autism Cover-Up exposes this controversy in searing detail.
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The Big Autism Cover-Up: How and Why the Media Is Lying to the American Public

The Big Autism Cover-Up: How and Why the Media Is Lying to the American Public

by Anne Dachel
The Big Autism Cover-Up: How and Why the Media Is Lying to the American Public

The Big Autism Cover-Up: How and Why the Media Is Lying to the American Public

by Anne Dachel

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An unflinching look at the truth behind the media’s lies about autism.

Autism now affects two percent of U.S. children. A once rare disorder is now so common that everyone knows someone with an affected child. Yet neither mainstream doctors nor government officials can tell the American public what is behind the staggering rise in diagnoses.

The Big Autism Cover-Up explores how news outlets downplay the impact of autism while backing the official denial of any link between the disorder and vaccines. Despite never honestly and thoroughly investigating the link, mainstream news sources continue to challenge those who question the safety of vaccines and the mounting evidence that an unchecked, unsafe vaccination schedule is behind the exponential increase in autism.

Anne Dachel has spent the last ten years monitoring how the press covers autism. She’s seen the media promote the unrelenting message from health officials that autism hasn’t really increased, that it is simply a matter of better diagnosing of a disorder that’s always been around. Meanwhile, autism remains a perpetual mystery and scientists continue to guess at the genetic and environmental triggers.

Officially there is no known cause or cure for autism. There’s nothing a new mother can do to prevent a baby that was born healthy and is developing normally from regressing into autism by the age of two. Despite this, officials rarely express concern and adamantly refuse to call autism a crisis. The Big Autism Cover-Up exposes this controversy in searing detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629144467
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 11/18/2014
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Anne Dachel is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has taught for over 30 years. She works primarily with developmentally disabled children. She is married and the mother of four children, including an adult son on the autism spectrum. Anne writes for the online blog, Age of Autism.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii

Introduction 1

1 Unanswered Questions 5

2 Andrew Wakefield 41

3 Hannah Poling 69

4 Sharyl Attkisson 93

5 Evidence of Harm/Deadly Immunity 111

6 Generation Rescue 135

7 The Greater Good 153

8 Celebrating Autism 169

9 Admitting the Truth 213

10 The Really Big Lie about Autism 243

Conclusion 273

Afterword 279

Index 303

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