Autism Action Network:
Who We Are
Autism Action Network is a nationwide, non-partisan, non-profit 501c4 organization. As a 501c4 organization we can put all of our effort into working on legislation and other public issues without the limits placed on most non-profits.
A group of parents of vaccine-injured children from around the US came together in 2005 to stop the use of mercury in vaccines. Mercury is one of the most toxic substances known, yet it was, and still is used in some vaccines in the US, even though mercury was banned in most of the world. The parents formed a new political organization to work on legislation and advocacy for people with autism and vaccine injury.
A-CHAMP, Advocates for Children’s Health Affected by Mercury Poisoning, was successful in passing laws in 8 states that banned the use of mercury in vaccines for children and pregnant women, and was successful in pressuring the federal government to substantially reduce the number of vaccines that still contain Mercury.
But ACHAMP was involved in many other issues that impact people with autism and other disorders and in 2008 we changes our name to Autism Action Network to reflect the broad scope of issues we work on, including researching the causes and treatment for autism, honest epidemiology, vaccine safety and rights, insurance reform, civil rights of the disabled, special education and more.
We have worked on hundreds of pieces of legislation and government programs since 2005. Some we win, others we don’t. But we are always engaged fighting for our children. We are a nationwide network of ordinary people sharing information and focusing pressure on elected officials and decision makers. Anybody, anywhere can join and have an impact.
Most of our communication is though email and social media. We will keep you informed of key issues in your state and on the national level that need your intervention as a concerned citizen, and as someone who cares about autism. And we give you the direction and means to do something about it immediately.