🧬 The Autism Cover-Up: Simpsonwood Scandal — 25 Years of Fraud & Corruption
On June 6th, 2025, CHD.TV will premiere a groundbreaking special
Twenty-five years ago, a secretive gathering took place at the Simpsonwood Retreat Center in Norcross, Georgia. Behind closed doors, high-ranking officials from the CDC, FDA, and major pharmaceutical companies convened to discuss disturbing internal findings: a CDC-funded study had revealed a potential link between thimerosal—a mercury-based preservative in vaccines—and a dramatic rise in neurological disorders, including autism.
But instead of taking urgent steps to protect public health, the priority of that meeting became clear: damage control.
The public was never meant to know what took place at Simpsonwood.
🔍 What Was Simpsonwood?
In June 2000, the Simpsonwood meeting brought together over 50 scientists, government officials, and vaccine policy advisors. They were there to review data from the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) project, which showed a statistically significant association between thimerosal exposure in early childhood and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Rather than ringing alarm bells, the transcripts from that meeting—obtained through FOIA requests—reveal something chilling. Attendees openly discussed how to “massage” the data, how to avoid alarming the public, and how to prevent litigation against vaccine manufacturers.
One attendee, Dr. John Clements of the World Health Organization, stated plainly:
“This will be politically embarrassing... I wonder if part of the solution is not to make the results public.”
The decision was made. The findings would be “reanalyzed” until the associations disappeared. The result was a published study that dismissed any connection between thimerosal and autism—despite internal acknowledgment of the risks.
🧠 Mercury, Vaccines, and the Rise in Autism
Thimerosal contains ethylmercury, a known neurotoxin. While it was used as a preservative in many childhood vaccines, concerns had been building for years about cumulative mercury exposure in infants and toddlers—far exceeding EPA safety limits.
From the late 1980s to the early 2000s, the number of recommended vaccines on the childhood schedule tripled, increasing the mercury burden on young children at their most vulnerable developmental stages.
Coinciding with this was a sharp rise in autism diagnoses. While “correlation is not causation”, whistleblowers and independent researchers have long pointed to this timeline as worthy of investigation—not suppression.
Simpsonwood ensured that those questions would not see the light of day.
💰 Follow the Money
Why cover it up? The answer, as always, lies in liability and profit.
In 1986, the U.S. government passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, shielding pharmaceutical companies from direct lawsuits related to vaccine injury. It also created the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)—a secretive, taxpayer-funded system to quietly pay out claims without public accountability.
With the rise of autism cases and mounting safety concerns, a wave of litigation was looming. Acknowledging a thimerosal link would have opened the floodgates to billions in damages. Instead, officials circled the wagons.
And the media—propped up by pharma advertising—remained silent or hostile toward those who dared to speak up.
📉 The Aftermath: A Legacy of Mistrust
Although thimerosal was eventually removed from most childhood vaccines by 2003 (with a few exceptions, such as multi-dose flu shots), no public apology was ever issued. No officials were held accountable. No effort was made to re-evaluate the children already harmed.
Instead, a culture of censorship, ridicule, and character assassination grew around anyone who questioned vaccine safety—parents, scientists, doctors, and journalists alike.
The ripple effects of Simpsonwood are still felt today. It seeded the public mistrust that now fuels debates about medical freedom, vaccine mandates, and informed consent. And as rates of autism and chronic illness continue to rise in children, many are left wondering: what else aren’t we being told?
🎥 A Powerful New Reckoning
On June 6th, 2025, CHD.TV premieres a groundbreaking special:
"The Autism Cover-up: Simpsonwood Scandal — 25 Years of Fraud & Corruption."
Hosted by veteran health freedom advocate Tia Severino, this documentary-style seminar pulls no punches. With exclusive interviews, never-before-seen documents, and testimony from leading voices in the movement, the truth is finally laid bare.
Featuring:
Dr. Suzanne Humphries – Renowned physician and vaccine researcher
Barbara Loe Fisher – Co-founder of NVIC and early voice on vaccine injury
Wayne Rohde – Author of The Vaccine Court
Andrew Wakefield – Former British gastroenterologist and whistleblower
Dr. Brian Hooker – Biochemist and father of a vaccine-injured son
Del Bigtree, Dr. James Lyons-Weiler, Kevin Barry, and more…
This isn’t just a history lesson. It’s a wake-up call.
✊ Why It Still Matters
The battle for truth in medicine is not behind us—it is unfolding right now.
In an era where mandates are being normalized, dissent is labeled “misinformation,” and corporate interests continue to infiltrate public health policy, Simpsonwood stands as a warning.
We must ask ourselves:
Who is allowed to question?
Who profits from silence?
And how many lives are lost when science is buried?
As we approach the 25-year mark of this monumental cover-up, may we honor the families who have suffered, the voices who were silenced, and the warriors still fighting for transparency and accountability.
The children deserve the truth.
About the Author:
Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP, is a Registered Nurse, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for medical freedom and informed consent. With a background in critical care and acute patient management, she bore witness to the systemic failures of a healthcare system corrupted by profit-driven protocols—protocols that led to medical murders disguised as care.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly made the bold decision to resign from traditional bedside nursing, standing in protest against coercive mandates, the unethical use of Remdesivir, and the rollout of dangerous, ineffective COVID “vaccines.” This defining moment propelled her to establish Nurse Freedom Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering nurses, safeguarding patient rights, and exposing corruption within the healthcare system.
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Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and now residing in Hendersonville, Tennessee, her mission is to disrupt the broken system, hold the profiteers accountable, and reclaim healthcare on a foundation of truth, ethics, and respect for human life—restoring humanity to the healing profession.
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This just makes me sick, especially after getting in arguments on LinkedIn (of all places) over what RFK Jr. is doing with looking into autism causes. So many in the medical field are all too eager to shut down any discussion of whether vaccines could be the cause! 😡
Excellent article, and thanks for quoting the WHO’s representative at Simpsonwood, who advocated for a cover-up!