Autism vs Vaccines?

Question

Just wondering if anyone out there with an Autistic child DIDN'T get them vaccinated? or Do you know someone with an autistic child that was never vaccinated?...

For the record: I haven't vaxxed any of my three children and never will. I was just wondering how many autistic children weren't vaxxed, if any.

Answer 1

I chose not to vaccinate my kids long before I had them. My oldest, age 4, is autistic, my youngest, age 2, is not. That in and of itself is not the only cause of autism, but it is a contributor, and I felt it better to eliminate as many triggers as I possibly could. As to the posts comparing siblings that were and weren't vaccinated, that to me shows that a child is born with a tendency towards it, a genetic issue, but it doesn't mean they necessarily will. Stats show, just look on the sites for autism, that is very common for siblings to have it. Now, whether that truly is genetics or simply environmental factors that are usually the same within the family unit, I don't know. I think there's still so much to learn before anyone will know one way or the other, but I feel like it's our responsibility to eliminate as much as possible. Autism isn't the only reason we don't vaccinate, there are things such as formaldehyde and antibiotics in the vaccines that can wreck havoc on an immune system, especially in a newborn.

Answer 2

Good for you for researching! Autism isn't the only reason that people choose not to give certain vaccines to their kids. Often kids and babies have severe reactions to the vaccines- fevers, personality changes, even death! It's important to research the vaccines you are giving your child and weigh the risks and benefits of the vaccine vs. the possability and severity of contracting the disease you are vaccinating against. Read the side effects involved with each vaccine.

For example, the Chicken Pox Vaccine (routinely given these days...) can cause a higher risk of contracting shingles as an adult- much more serious than chicken pox is to a young child. And having chicken pox as a child is a natural vaccination against shingles.

I think it's important if you are going to vaccinate, that you get the shots seperately so that if your child does have a reaction, you know which one caused it. Also, there is no need to vaccinate before 6 months old, because your baby gets all the immunities you have through your breastmilk. And it might be worth waiting until a year old or so when their immune systems can handle the injections of foreign material a bit better- less side effects, fevers, etc.

Answer 3

There is science, numerous documented trials and tests that have verified the results that vaccines do prevent contraction and contagion of certain deadly viruses. There has not been any scientific verification that vaccines are linked to Autism. The fear has been brought on by non professionals linking the two. Causation is not science. An example would be; every time I took a shower and used this new shampoo I would have an allergic reaction. I stopped using it and the reaction ceased. (Causality). In actuality, when I began using the new shampoo, my wife tried a new fabric softener and when I stopped, unbeknownst to me, she stopped using the fabric softener a week earlier.
Autism has been verified as hereditary and anyone would prefer to blame anything other than one's own lineage, but that is not science.

Answer 4

I believe that there is a link between autism and vaccines, but I don't think it's the only cause.

My friends have a three year old girl who is autistic and she was never vaccinated.

She is the only unvaccinated autistic kid I've heard of.

Answer 5

I didnt realize there was a reason not to?

If you avoid the brand new live culture vaccines then its a pretty safe thing to do... much MUCH safer than not.

Since the whole MMR autism thing, all but a couple individual companies have taken the mercury based drugs off the market and replaced them with a different non-heavy metal base.

You can request that your child only get that sort of vaccine. I know i will.

Answer 6

All of the autistic children I know were vaccinated, including my son. I am Rh negative, so I also had a rhogam shot during pregnancy. At the time that I got mine, they were not mercury free.

Answer 7

I work with children with autism, and I have a little girl who was never vaccinated and has autism. Her older brother also has autism and her mom swore it was the shots, and that's why she didn't get them for the little girl. I guess she proved that theory wrong. I also go to church with a woman who has 5 sons. The oldest has autism and so she didn't vaccinate the younger ones. The youngest is 19 months and is being evaluated for autism, and he never received the shots.

Answer 8

I didn't know there could be a problem vaccinating autistic children. I don't think there is really, but just talk to his doctor about it. It's really not fair to your child or other children if you don't vaccinate them. They could get a bad illness and pass it on to other children. Talk to your doctor and see what they recommend.

Answer 9

I worked in an elementary school and there was a family who didn't get any of their kids (3) vaccinated because of some religious reason. All 3 kids has autisim.

Answer 10

My son has had all his vaccinations at the specified age. He does have Asperger's Syndrome, recognized on the Autism spectrum.

I wonder if there will be a class action lawsuit we can take?