My 2 y/o needs to get her 2nd year shots. I'm highly concerned about Autism. My daughter has received every shot that she could get up until age 2, if she hasn't had reactions yet to any shots...is it still possible for her to get her 2nd yr shot and Autism pop up later down the line?
2007-09-05 08:00:21 · 9 answers · asked by Boogz99 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Thanks so much. I have friends who children have autism and "swear" their kids were fine until they received vaccinations.
This is such an unknown cause, I just want to be cautious. She shows no shows whatsoever and that's not my concern. My concern is becoming austistic after a certain set of shots. But since so far i've heard there is no related case to vaccines and austism, there is no reason to worry.
Thanks a bunch!
2007-09-05 08:24:02 · update #1
Thanks for these responses.
2007-09-05 10:25:38 · update #2
I work with preschoolers with disabilities, and many of them have been autistic during the years I've worked with them. Children with autism have indications of their autistic tendencies appearing at 6 months of age... if you know what to look for. The thimerasol that was used as a preservative in vaccinations for children was removed as a precaution in 1999. With the exception of the flu shot (which you can get without the added thimerasol), no vaccinations given in a regular series to children contain the controversial preservative. So, there is no need for concern about the vaccinations. Autism is thought to be caused by genetic components, as well as environmental triggers. The exact cause is not known, but cases are continuing to rise in epidemic proportions, regardless of the removal of thimerasol. That would indicate that the additive was NOT a contributing factor in the development of autism in children. It is known to have genetic connections in that often more than one child in a family will have the disorder, or that close relatives will have it. Autism does not just "appear"... the red flags are from the time the child is very young, but often are overlooked by parents and doctors because the symptoms are unclear or developmentally appropriate to the age of the baby (such as staring into space, sensory defensiveness, lack of communication skills). Often around ages 2-3 years are when children are diagnosed because the gap between what the child should be doing and what they are doing is more pronounced.
2007-09-05 13:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can ask for the MMR shot to be put in 2 shots and not mixed. The concern for some parents is the mixing of the vaccine and a reaction it may have caused leading to Autism. My oldest son Now 2 and 1/2 has Autism and the signs were their way before 2 years old, we first started seeing problems around 6 mths.
You need to keep in mind to, that most school systems will not let a child start school, or even go to daycare if they are not current on the vaccines.
2007-09-05 08:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by mpstephens13 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
From what I understand, signs of autism show up before around the second year. Before his second birthday, my son had been found that he did NOT have autism, so I don't think that the argument that it happens AFTER vaccinations is really entirely valid.
If your daughter has so far shown no signs of autism, it's unlikely she has it. And it's unlikely getting vaccinations or not would cause or worsen it.
However, not getting your daughter vaccinated can cause some very real problems. The reason measles, mumps, polio, chicken pox, etc. are not around much anymore is because of vaccines. Choosing to not vaccinate her, a proven way to prevent serious illness, based on an iffy hypothesis that the vaccine causes autism (not proven), that's just not a grand idea.
2007-09-05 09:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by CrazyChick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work with children with autism and have participated in research studies on it. It has been concluded time and time again that the vaccines are not linked with autism. Thermasol was taken out of vaccines a few years ago and yet autism rates continue to rise. I didn't even even think about it for one second when getting my daughter all her shots. If parents knew what to look for early on they would see signs of autism as early as 12 months (lack of eye contact, not pointing, etc..) It's just that language is the first clue to parents and that becomes more noticeable around the time a vaccine is given. I have also worked with 2 children who had no vaccines and yet still had autism.
2007-09-05 08:12:42 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Generally, you would notice symptoms of autism by the age of 2. The Center for Disease Control has concluded that there is no connection between autism and vaccines.
2007-09-05 08:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by cjcourt 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i'm no longer confident the two way. There are compelling arguments on the two facets AND compelling evidence for the two facets. I somewhat have chosen to get my toddlers vaccinated, besides the fact that, at a slower p.c... Vaccinations could make a newborn ill nevertheless. My son grew to become into vaccinated with the Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis... vaccine and he grew to become into ill the subsequent day. i did no longer think of something of it till he broke out with a bad case of eczema. We delivered him to an allergist because of the fact it grew to become into theory that it could desire to be an allergic reaction and the attempting out confirmed no allergic reaction to nutrition or ecosystem. a pair of week and a 0.5 later the eczema merely cleared up by using itself. I asked the allergist if something in the vaccination could have led to this and he suggested genuinely. My son could have had a sensitivity to something in the shot itself that led to the outbreak of eczema.
2016-12-12 19:06:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vaccines are safe and not related to autism. The public hype is not proportional to vaccine safety. There is no correlation between the two.
On the other hand there is excellent correlation to not giving your kids vaccines and them contracting some horrible disease.
2007-09-05 08:50:31 · answer #7 · answered by Big K 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
im sure anything can happen
my child was fine and then all the sudden started regressing and has autism and no one knows the cause i mean ur child could have a seizure and that can cause autism so anything can happen dont worry too much and u will love your child no matter what so do what u think is best
best of luck :)
2007-09-05 09:00:04 · answer #8 · answered by Tink 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All 3 of my children had their MMR vaccine and are fine.
You are at higher risk of your child becoming seriously ill if you do not get them vaccinated.
2007-09-05 08:06:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋