A friend of mine said that she'd read an article that mentioned that a shot given to infants/toddlers may be a cause of Autism BUT, she couldn't remember what shot it said COULD be...
2007-06-04 18:28:40 · 12 answers · asked by JayneDoe 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Supposedly it's the MMR shot.
http://www.mymidwife.org/index.cfm?id=41
2007-06-04 18:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by Boredoutofmymind 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here we go again!
The stopped putting Thimerasol (the mercury-related preservative) in all manditory childhood vaccines in 2001. The last of the old lots with thimerasol expired in January of 2003.
But I still thing the shots are kind of tought on a baby's system. I would suggest giving your child all the shots listed as "manditory" - except give them a bit later than recommended. You can also separate shots that are normally given together.
I've heard good reasons to not give a child the MMR shot. The deseases the protect a child from are not very serious. If you were to skip a shot, that would be the one.
All serious evedence has ruled out the chance vaccines cause autism.
2007-06-05 16:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by Smart Kat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is the MMR that has been the focus of this great debate and the amount of shots given in one visit. Harvard Medical School and the University of Michigan have both found no direct links to this and autism. Many parents of autists do believe that mercury is the culprit. More and more evidence is also pointing to the "gut theory". Meaning most autists also have intestinal issues and food allergies.
For now, autism remains a neurological condition.
2007-06-04 18:40:08 · answer #3 · answered by blondbrainserenity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn;t one shot, it is the amount of cumulative shots given.
Vaccines contain mercury as a stabilizer. It is a neurotoxin. The symptoms of autism exactly match that of mercury poisoning.
So the idea of poisoning your newborn accidentally is very real. Before the advent of the manditory vaccines for infants autism was a very rare disease. Now it isn;t at all.
Please stage vaccines if you do them. Not the 9 to 12 shots they want to give them in the first week.
2007-06-04 18:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by lovingdaddyof2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be ordinary, i do no longer comprehend. My son is autistic, and he had the triple vaccination. My daughter did too, and he or she is fantastic. i comprehend maximum babies do no longer advance autism, yet there ought to nevertheless be a link between the vaccine and the priority. In my son's case, he had the jab at 12 months, it incredibly is extremely early, yet he even till now that, he replaced right into a prior due developer, and replaced into no longer babbling, or attempting to stroll. i think of the situation replaced into there till now the vaccine, to be ordinary. needless to say at that element I wasn't conscious of it. I in simple terms concept he replaced right into slightly slower than my daughter in progression. So for me, there could be a a threat link, yet i think of the signs and indications have been there till now he ever have been given the jab. the actuality continues to be that further and further situations of autism are rising. There ought to be something inflicting it. If no longer the vaccines, then what? it incredibly is the great question each determine might prefer to comprehend.
2017-01-10 13:49:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the MMR that had a possible link, though this has been "disproven" by some very flawed studies.
Autism isn't even the worst of it. Do some research on vaccinations. They are unnecessary, harmful, and potentially life-threatening political experiments being administered to OUR children without ANY scientific data proving that they are in any way beneficial. There are big corporations lobbying to make vaccs. mandatory (many people already believe they are), and are making alot of money off of them... not to mention all the illnesses that are caused by them.
2007-06-04 18:34:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
One doctor in England said this but was proven wrong by many. He stated the one they get at 4-5 is responsible but in all honesty it has been proven that it does not. The problem is that it is at this age that it is usually diagnosed. It is something they are born with. But even if there was one ounce of truth to it you would have to weigh up the option. An un immunized child is more likely to get what they should have been immunized for than the chances of them "getting" Autism. So put your mind at ease. This was one quack doctor in England that ended up having to leave England because of his statement as I believe his licence was taken away,
2007-06-04 21:27:19 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I've heard of a general link to all shots. But, according to our pediatrician it is the MMR shot that is what people are concerned about.
2007-06-04 18:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by blooming chamomile 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is allot of speculation on the Mercury in the shots...I would be very careful and only have the vaccinations that are completely necessary....also insist on vaccinations free of Mercury or Mercury substances.
2007-06-04 18:32:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have also heard a little about this subject. Not enough to comment on though. My children have had all their imunizations and they are just fine. I think it is safer to get the immunizations than not. Schools won't even allow your child to attend if they have not had their shots. I think you would have to contest it or something like that!
2007-06-04 18:43:56 · answer #10 · answered by blondiee107 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋