Autism Question?

Question

Hello,
I would like to get anyone opinion on this subject. I have a cousin from each side of my family that is autistic. I am so afraid that my son will become autistic. I know that there is no cure or no one is able to say for sure why people get this. I have read on a few websites that some people believe that giving children vaccinations with mercury is a trigger for developing autism. Tell me what you think. Do you agree, disagree. How do you feel about this topic? Will you allow you allow your children to have any vaccinations that contain mercury.

Answer 1

We do minimal vaccinations (only ones we really feel necessary). Nurses and doctors will try to convince you that all are necessary, and this is just not true. Be informed before you go in and stick with your decision. They'll try to use words that manipulate you into doing what they feel is right. One thing we've avoided it getting them all at once. This is really only done for convenience, when it comes down to it. We would not allow mercury in our child's body. I have also heard there is a link with TV at too young of an age. (comp. screens, too)

Answer 2

The last of the mercury vaccines were given in October of 2005 (and since current CDC autism rates only include children over the age of eight, we are waiting until 2013 to see if autism rates go down, that will be the first generation of 'clear' vaccines). The truth is that those vaccines contained something like 30 times the maximum allowable exposure by the EPA. If any factory was producing that input into the general environment, they would have been shut down! Currently vaccines are still made with thimerisol, which is 'washed' out via chemical reaction after the manufacturing process.
The truth is that no one knows what causes autism. There are some very real cases of children who have reacted to vaccines and developed autistic symptoms (VEARS has information). There are also very real cases of people who have genetic disorders that mimic autism, that lack of oxygen at birth or certain brain damages can mimic autism. There are some large numbers of genes that seem similar throughout certain subgroups of autism.
I have two children with autism, my two oldest. They did reacted to a vaccine that never contained mercury (the theory being that the immune system went into shock with the sudden introduction of contaminants into the blood rather than passing through the skin barrier like normal). However, we do have substantiated evidence that they reacted to the vaccine, and we chose not to vaccinate our younger children. The younger ones do not have autism. If it was genetic, then one of the five of the younger would have some form of autism, the chances are just too great.
I think it varies from child to child, and there are no guarantees.
You need to look carefully at the history of your family, and make your own choices, with the support of your doctor and your spouse. Also consider that it isn't a black and white choice, you can choose to delay vaccines, you can choose to space them out more. The theory is that it gives the body time to adjust to the viruses, and the environmental insult.
The number one thing is to not let your choices be ruled by fear. Autism is a lot of work, but there are so many blessings and lessons to be learned. And your chances are no greater than anyone else's.
God bless and good luck.

Answer 3

Hi, I have a nephew who is autistic, he is 8 years old. He was actually diagnosed with PDD which is Pervasive Developmental Delay, so he is on the low end of the Autistic spectrum. From what I've heard and read people and doctors are so on the fence about the mercury in the vaccinations, but you shouldn't have to worry about that because I know in most states they don't use the mercury in the vaccines anymore. My son is 11 months now and so far there is no signs of autism but when someone in your family has it you always worry.

Answer 4

I have a niece who is autistic and three kids, one who is special needs that has yet to be diagnosed. I have also worked with autistic children in the past.
No one knows what causes it.....some say the vaccinations, some say it's hereditary, some say diet. There's no way to know and regardless of whether it's vaccinations or not, your child NEEDS the vaccinations. They are there for a reason, to protect your son. If I could go back and redo it all (not get my son the vaccinations and have him be "normal"), I wouldn't change a darn thing. I would rather have my happy, healthy, handful of a child then to have lost him to some disease he never would have gotten without the vaccinations.

Answer 5

I;m gonna make this short and simple
1) here is treatment for autistic kids and they can improve

2) mercury has never been shown to be linked to autism ever.

3) Vaccines today do not contain mercury

4) the risk of a child dying of the measles is higher than getting autism. I would take my chances

Answer 6

we have 2 boys 5 and 7.
when we found out the 7 year old was autistic (he was almost 3) we did a lot of reading and heard about the mercury scare.
so we did not give our second child any vaccinations (from before age 1 onward).
well he was diagnosed as autistic a year later to spite no exposure at all.
so in our case I can say the vaccinations did not cause our second child's autism.

that said, i can't speak for others. so if you are worried tell your doctor you don't want combined vaccines. it means more shots for your child, but if you do them months apart you can minimize potential problems.

Answer 7

I asked my Dr. if any of the shots contained mercury, even trace amounts. He looked at me and said no, that none of the shots that are recomended have any mercury in them. He mentioned that 5-10 years ago they did have trace amounts but nothing significant. I do not believe that Autism is linked to vaccinations. I think there are more cases of Autism now because there has been a lot of research done, and is more easily recognized. If by chance your son is autistic, there are many programs out there that train the brain to "be more normal" If it is caught early enough.

Answer 8

The link between vaccinations with or without mercury/thermisol and autism has been completely, utterly and 100 percent disproved by study after study. Vaccinations do not lead to autism. Repeat...vaccinations do NOT lead to autism. Vaccinations are, however, vital to a child's health and wellbeing. No, they do not know exactly what is causing the rise in autism cases. One recent study indicated that increasing paternal age (men waiting to have children until they get older) may be a contributing factor.

Answer 9

Having worked in a group home with a number of adolescents with autism prior to getting pregnant, this subject was very much at the forefront of my thoughts. I expressed my concern about vaccinations to my doctor who did his best to ease my worrying by telling me that they are very important for preventing other diseases. In my case I did a lot of thinking, and reading and decided that although autism has to be one of the things I am most fearful about as a parent, death was even more daunting of a fear of mine. Hence I decided that it was important to immunize my daughter since we are living in a global culture where our children are exposed to more and more people who haven't been vaccinated from potentially deadly diseases, and unfortunately there is the possibility that they may also come in contact with someone who has a disease that could have been prevented. My doctor did decide as a general practice rule, and one that I was very please with that he would divide his vaccinations up. Most infants get two vaccinations every two months for the first 6 months. My doctor started giving my daughter one vaccination every month instead. He said it minimizes the risk of a negative reaction to the vaccine and he started doing this after one of his patients ended up in the er following a round of vaccines.

Answer 10

I do believe in the link between vaccinations and autism. Check out Dr. Mercola's website, for some good links.

Answer 11

The vaccines giving to my children didn't contain mercury in the first place. As long as you don't get multidose vaccines, they have non-thermosal versions simply ask your pediatrician for these.