does the mmr jab cause autism?

Question

My daughter is autistic so my husband refused to have my son enoculated. In my view it is better to have an autistic child than one that could possibly die of measles or be infertile?

Answer 1

I work with children who have autism (and many other ASD's and PDD's) and I have had a lot of parents believe that it was from the MMR jab. Recently though, another client thought that it was a different shot who caused her daughter to have autism. I think she felt it was the Hepatitis shot. However I don't believe that there is any scientific proof that either of these immunizations cause autism. I know I am not really answering your question, but I do want you to know that there are many other people who feel it was the MMR, but nothing has been proven. Best of luck. There are plenty of services out there and I hope that you are hooked up with plenty of them. Depending on what state you live in, your child can have free medical care, access to camps and recreational activities. Good luck.

Answer 2

The report that came out re: the links between mmr and autism was written without most of the facts. It wasn't researched very well and is based more on opinion than anything else. Officials are now calling for it's withdrawal. And also, if the jab DID cause autism, then surely not having it is going to be sooo much worse as any inoculation doses you up with a small amount of the virus so you build the antibodies to fight it. Imagine would could happen if the child caught one of the diseases!

Answer 3

Autism started to sharply increase after MMR was mandated and the CDC don't know have clue?. Approx. 50% of children are on ADD drugs ect..and for other behavioral issues,
the same drugs used to address the symptoms of the most Autistic...

The Drug companies only care about $$ and how to increase sales. Measles used to be a right of passage while building a natural permanent immunity.

And BTW If most everyone else is immunized why would you want to take the risk of a life long learning disability and other side effects for your children? It's up to you to roll the dice by believing what the Gov tells you, controlled by the big $$ of the drug company's?

Check out the link. please and make up your own mind

Answer 4

Are you familiar with the "Autism speaks" website? I was lucky! Yes, my autistic son got the MMR also. By lucky, I mean he has "broke through" . I credit the teachers, and the program they set up for him.I remember when all this was going on. I asked the nurse would she give her child the shot, and she said yes. It is also believed that it is hereditary. That BOTH parents carry the gene. If you look up symptoms and signs, you may recognize those behaviors in yourself, and as you probably know, autism has different degrees. I've heard that they don't want to completely "breed out" the autism gene because that's where a lot of genius's come from. (Einstein was autistic). Good Luck. I've been going through all this with my son for 4 years now. They say to catch it by 3 yrs. old. to have a better chance at getting through.I just wonder, have they stopped the shots? or has the "formula" been changed?

Answer 5

Some people say yes it causes autism but the government and the people they control say no.
The fact that Mr Wakefield was hounded out of the entire industry and had to go abroad tells me he was more truthful than the government, if you check each accusation against Wakefield was more crazy and outlandish than the last.
I am more than willing for my son to have the jabs singly in fact I would welcome the chance but no it's the cheaper 3 in one innoculation or nothing.
I don't trust the government to do the best for my child, only I will do that, you only have to look at things like the current health service, the availability of the cancer drug Herceptin and the grossly unfair council tax to realise that this government only wants to give out as little money as possible and to hell with the consequences.

If they were that worried about measles why not make the drug available singly!!!

Answer 6

It's a hard choice isn't it.

Measles isn't a joke and neither is autism.

I took the view that the MMR jab was 'safe' compared with just crossing the road, and my kids all got it.

This jab has been used for years in hundreds of millions people.

Opinion seems to be that the autism link has been discredited.

Answer 7

No ....... one man wrote a paper (that has been shown to be incorrect) and now half the population is worried about teh mmr jab. This in turn has brought back the mortality issue of measles.

Answer 8

No, the research that caused the panic has been completely dismissed as flawed, unsubstantiated rubbish, and no-one else has been able to show a link between them. It is wrong to avoid this inoculation as it reduces herd immunity, and increases the likelihood of not just the un-vaccinated children catching a serious illness, but also those who were unlucky enough to have an immune system that didn't react to the vaccine.

Answer 9

I really don't know, hon. My girls had just one jab because I was worried about side effects. I don't suppose we'll ever know for sure.
Look at the latest news about whooping cough coming around again - even though 85% of children had the jab...
You can't do right for doing wrong!
Without wishing to sound rude or condescending, but are you having difficulty with accepting your "lot in life" at the moment? From where I'm standing you sound as if you have issues that need dealing with....
Good luck, with all sincerity. :)

Answer 10

NO

Autism and MMR vaccination occur coincidentally.

Immunise your son.
Measles infections are increasing. It is a deadly illness