NAAR and relationship to pharmaceutical companies and peer review studies (non independent research studies) are on web sites below. The reason why more autism research funding for independent research is not being done in the US when millions of dollars (by the NIH and major autism research organizations like the MIND Institute, Cure Autism Now and the National Alliance for Autism Research) go to peer review studies that concentrate on genetic studies, brain tissue studies and drug studies on Prozac and Ritalin. Peer Review studies make sure the good old boy network of science is funded at the expense of independent researchers, since the good old boy network marches in lock step with the pharmaceutical companies. Independent researchers who are concerned about the children with autism and their families are locked out since they are considered a danger to the pharmaceutical companies and represent good science (plus they raise safety concerns about vaccines and that is something the pharmaceutical companies are dead set against). Good science and safety is not a concern of the pharmaceutical companies. Profits for their businesses are a concern and driving force.