I watched yet another show on Oprah last night where they had Jenny McCarthy & Holly Robinson on there talking about their kids with autism. This is now the second show where moms just really feel that autism is linked to the vaccine mmr that the child gets around 2 years of age. I am thinking about refusing this vaccine for my child until the CDC looks into this! I mean, autism used to be 1 in 10,000 now it is 1 in 166 (or 150 according to Oprah)! Something is wrong here, why isn't anything being done? Does anyone else out there have any concerns?
2007-09-19 04:44:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
The reason that many parents fear that the MMR vaccine "caused" their child's autism is that the time that the MMR vax is given (12-15 months) is the time in that autism symptoms and signs begin to show. There has been one study done by Wakefield of the UK and 12 out of 15 scientists on that study which supposedly "proved" a link have refuted their claims.
2007-09-19 05:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by RyleighsMama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason there has been an increase in the numbers of autism diagnoses is that it's better understood and more broadly defined. There was one study, poorly done and since retracted, that linked autism to vaccines.
I think Jenny McCarthy is doing a great job with her son BUT I turned off the TV when Oprah read the CDC's statement that there is no known link between the two, and Jenny said, "Well, my science is my son." I'm sorry for her struggles but THAT is not sound reasoning.
2007-09-19 05:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by DoulaKaren 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's not so much the vaccine as what's in it...there's a preservative, Thimerosal, that has mercury. Autism is basically mercury poisoning--and it can be treated.
I would refuse all vaccines. My husband and I think our son was affected by it, so when it came time for kindergarten, we just used an exemption form for school--he was supposed to have 2 more, we said no way.
The CDC web site has lists of vaccine ingredients--as of last year, when I last checked, there were a lot of vaccines with the preservative still in it--including the flu shot.
2007-09-19 05:45:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my son has been different from birth, and showed signs of autism before he was vaccinated for MMR. I do not believe it causes autism, and neither do countless scientific studies, including those conducted by the CDC. PLEASE research thigs, don;t just believe what some celebrity says!!!
2007-09-19 04:50:41 · answer #4 · answered by parental unit 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The age that you get it is about when it is diagnosed anyways. That is when the problems become obvious. I don't believe that the MMR causes it. Also you can refuse it now but your child needs that for daycare and to get into school.
2007-09-19 06:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by Big Daddy R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is absolutely no relation with autism and vaccinations - that is just grasping for straws and trying to blame it on something. Think of autism this way - the autistic used to be called retarded and thought to not have a brain - now we are identifying whats going on and have means of unlocking them from that label. The CDC has looked into this, over and over, and the consensus is there is no link.
2007-09-19 05:01:21 · answer #6 · answered by Ethel 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
there are NO studies that link the 2. there was one study done that seemed to come to that conclusion, but the study was not done properly and was done in a way that manipulated the results. the person who did it later recanted the claims. a greater concern would be people not getting their children vacc. , then there would be outbreaks of terrible deadly diseases.
2007-09-19 05:10:05 · answer #7 · answered by carly sue 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't...I don't tend to get my medical information from Oprah either. I agree with the first poster, do your own research, .
2007-09-19 05:05:55 · answer #8 · answered by KooriGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but it's crap. Don't believe someone just because they are a celebrity - c'mon, you are an adult mother!
2007-09-20 01:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋