An Introductory Packet
Excerpts and Resources from An Electronic Silent Spring
- Inviting Discussion about Safer Tech Use in Schools
by Katie Singer - Calming Behavior in Children with Autism and ADHD: The Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR)-Lowering Protocol (That Has No Cost Or Side Effects)
Help for Autism and/or Autism Solutions
by Katie Singer and featuring pediatrician Toril Jelter, MD, biologist Andrew Goldsworthy, PhD, software designer and father Peter Sullivan, and BioInitiative co-editor Cindy Sage, MA. Como tranquilizar a los niños con autismo - Hugh Taylor, MD, Chief of Yale OBGYN Department and others educate pregnant women about the dangers of using cell phones or Wi-Fi.
- Parents, Take Note
The American Academy of Pediatrics and Kaiser Permanente warn that too much screen time is associated with children’s violent behavior, poor school performance, lower reading scores, sleep disturbances, obesity and bad habits later in life such as tobacco and alcohol abuse. - A pediatric neurologist on Wi-Fi
In her February 8, 2013 letter, Martha Herbert, MD, pediatric neurologist at Harvard, warns the Los Angeles Unified School District not to install Wi-Fi–and to opt for wired technologies. - The American Academy of Pediatrics
In a December, 2012 letter, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 60,000 pediatricians support the Cell Phone Right to Know Act and warn pregnant women and children not to use cell phones. - Safer Baby Monitor Solutions
- Message to Schools and Colleges about Wireless Devices and Health by Ronald M. Powell, Ph.D
- Letters from scientists and others to the Montgomery County School District about Wi-Fi
- Why Don’t FCC Safety Guidelines on Mobile Phones Consider Children?
- Cell tower siting on Minneapolis Public School Property
In a December 2013 letter, the Electromagentic Radiation Policy Institute explains to the Minneapolis School Board why NOT to have a cell tower on campus. - France: New National Law Bans WIFI in Nursery School
- Please listen to Dr. Erica Mallory-Blythe’s excellent talk, Electromagnetic Radiation, Health and Children given in the Fall of 2014. Dr. Mallory-Blythe is a British MD. She describes multiple studies that show how exposure to EMR affects children–along with ways we do not yet have a full picture.
- Allstate Is Moving In the Right Direction
11 teenagers die daily because they text while they drive. Check out what Allstate is doing to end this practice
More Resources:
CHE EMF Working Group Call: The Link Between EMF and Autism? A Conversation with Cindy Sage and Martha Herbert