In 1998 I was among a group of new york parents who co-founded the food allergy initiative to research cures for food allergies In my own research I learned that a host of other childhood epidemics autism ADD ADHD SIDS OCD narcolepsy sleep and seizure disorders neurodevelopmental delays autoimmune diseases and ticks All began rising in the early 1990s Coincidentally, this is the time period during which the CDC dramatically expanded the vaccine schedule Raising children's exposure to mercury aluminum and other toxic vaccine ingredients.