Does anyone think immunizations cause autism?

Answer 1

Stories of autistic like behaviors date back to the 1700s.

Before the Term Autism was used by Dr. Leo Kanner in 1943, children were retarded, deaf, schiznophrenic, other labels and institutionalized. The term Autism (from the greek autos meaning self) was orignally coined by Eugene Blueler (sp?), and he used it referring to adult schiznophrenia.

No, vaccines do NOT cause autism. If the parents who firmly believe that, looked back before the child had vaccines and before the diagnosis of autism, they would see warning signs. Both of my children have autism, and both of them did not fit the typical profile of development as infants. There was a time when I questioned it, but I looked back at videos and pictures of my daughter as a baby, and it's obvious now.

All of the money going into a cure and prenatal testing for autism, should be used for people with autism. AGRE, is looking for a prenatal test so the mother can abort her child with autism. It's not death, autism is a different way of seeing the world.

My favorite site...

http://isnt.autistics.org/dsn.html

***When the CDC put out their report of 1 in 150, they also stated that 1 in 150 was NOT the average. Their study involved 8 year old children, and not in all 50 states. Some states, like NJ, had a higher rate, while other states were lower***

Answer 2

No. Previously, it was thought that the preservative, thimerasol, in the vaccinations caused a mercury build-up that could have caused a brain malfunction, creating autism. Since 1999, there has been no thimerasol in vaccines given to children, so that cannot be the explanation for the dramatic increase in diagnosis of autism in recent years. Currently, the rate is at 1 in 150. That is a current rate of 10-17% increase per year! Better diagnosis and awareness may count for some of the increase, but not all of it. Find out more information on autism at http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_whatis_factsstats

Answer 3

I can say with certainty that it did not in my children's cases (my step-sons were already 9 and 11 when I met their dad so I don't know about their cases). My youngest who is severely autistic has shown signs from birth, he did have a regression and lost what little language he had at 15 months old, but again he has always showed signs of autism. My daughter who is aspie has had sensory issues and other signs from birth also and there was no noticeable change in her after her immunizations so again, not in her case. I have made sure my children get mercury-free immunizations since I heard about that possibility but it is more to be safe and because I don't see the point of putting it in their system if you don't have to.

Answer 4

no one knows for sure
i just found out my child has autism and i have no idea y if it isnt gene related then it can be a number of things oxygen deprivation at some point siezures
but they say the mmr and flu shot contain mercury that can cause it too also lead can cause it
no one has the answer its different for everyone
i think i read the mercury thing on firstsigns.org


and bound has no idea what shes talking bout just wait #4 may have autism she should just be happy instead of sayin just cuz none of my other 3 have it it isnt possible thats so idiotic

single mom did u just say people want to abort a child cuz it has autism that is horrible
never ever would i agree with that

Answer 5

I definitely feel that "sometimes" they do. I don't feel that it is necessarily ONLY the vaccine though. I really feel that in a lot of cases(not all), a person has a pre-disposition to autism. Then, something or a combination of things act as a trigger, and sets it off. In our son, who is 15 1/2 months old, and diagnosed ASD, I really feel it was the vaccines. He was developing as a normal, social, happy baby, until his 12 month MMR vaccine. Within 1 1/2 months of the vaccine, his behaviors had completely turned around. He started refusing eye contact, quit responding to his name, quit waving, started repetitive and inappropriate play(such as spinning wheels, scratching surfaces), and quit his baby "babbling." I have also spoken on the internet to too many moms who have seen this similar situation. A lot of these children with ASD also have several food allergies, lack of certain nutrients, etc. That is why I really feel it is a combination of things that cause autism.

Answer 6

It has been proven that mercury in some immunizations has caused autism. However, I spoke to my pediatrician about this matter prior to authorizing my children to be vaccinated and she told me that in the past year or so they have taken almost all vaccinations with mercury in them off the shelf...but if you specifically request a non-mercury vaccination that they can ensure you get a "safe" dose for your child.

More frequently autism is caused by trauma during pregnancy or delivery.

Answer 7

Some people do believe that immunizations cause autism. Personally, I don't believe it. I have 4 children (with one on the way) and all of them have always gotten their shots righ on time. None of them have any form of autism. My husband, myself, and, as far as I know, everyone in our families, have been immunized. No one in our families has any form of autism. With the amount of people in our families, and all of them having been immunized, you would think that if there was a link between immunizations and autism at least one of us would have some form of it, wouldn't you? I would.

Answer 8

my son has autism, and no, I don't think it was caused by vaccines. There have been numerous studies, all of them have show no correlation between vaccines and autism. Plus, my son was displaying autistic tendencies in infancy, long before his MMR shot ( the # 1 shot that was thought to cause Autism)

Answer 9

Many people do think just that. However, there is no credible scientific study (and there have been plenty) that has ever found a link. Given the facination with conspiracy theories of any flavor, this (now debunked) hypothesis continues to receive life support from the mislead support groups out there and the weasels (lawyers and quack practicioners) who stand to make a buck off of it.

Answer 10

I've heard of that before too. I don't know, but it'll be an interesting topic to research. Check out this site. http://www.immunize.org/autism/
This is a list of abstracts.