this is a easy yes or no question
2007-11-23 05:19:03 · 6 answers · asked by ericaleigh 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
No, however I have been told by reliable sources (Mother of two children, one boy and one girl, both with Autism, and who also happens to be a M.D. who now specializes in treating patients with Autism. She is now a D.A.N. doctor and was an obstetrician prior to her personal introduction to the world of Autism). She told me that she has clients who were never vaccinated. But that doesn't mean mercury can not be a culprit. Mercury is still widely used today by industry take CFL (Compact Florescent Light) Bulbs for example. Florescent lights only work because of the mercury vapour inside of them. If using in your home, be careful, don't break them and release the mercury into your house.
Another source of mercury (thimerisol) for these kids that always seems to get missed talking about in these blogs (at least I haven't read one yet) is vaccines that the biological mother may have received while pregnant or just prior to conception. I was told by another D.A.N. doctor that mothers who have Rh negative factor blood and therefore probably were given Rhogam shots while pregnant, have more than their fair share of children with Autism (almost 2.5 times more likely) compared to their counterpart mothers with Rh positive factor blood and therefore do not require said shots. I have never had the time to research this claim other than I did find out that the Rhogam shots did (and maybe some still do) have thimerisol in them.
And then of course the health authorities claim that it is perfectly safe for pregnant mothers to receive flu shots regardless if the flu shot contains thimerisol or not (which most do).
These possible sources of mercury could explain why some mothers say "my child was different right from birth (Infintile Autism) therefore vaccines could not have caused my son/daughter's Autism". (Infintile vs. onset Autism)
Sorry, I know you were looking for a simple Yes or No but Autism is just to complex of a diagnosis to be able to give simple answers.
(My name is Greg and I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with my family - wife and 3 boys. The second one is recovering from Autism and he is 8 years old. My third son has not received any traditional vaccines and is being treated by Sequential Homeopathy (Heilkunst) as a means to support his immune system against these terrible diseases that the majority of children get vaccinated for.)
2007-11-23 16:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, even being father of an autistic boy, this a tough question. As I look at the past and the path that brough him autism, i can not forget his adverse reaction to DTP vaccin at 2 yrs old. Because, that was the last time i heard him say his last clear word, ``Ice cream``. But even before that vaccination, he was not like any normal neurotypical child for that age. A bit self integrated. And no two word sentences, besides remembering him saying bye bye.
2007-11-23 16:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by payman a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..
i know a few people children and adults with autism all were vaccinated but then again i don't know personally ofanyone who's not been vaccinated
2007-11-23 07:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Fluffy Cheryl♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly, my brother has autism and he started showing symptoms of autism before he ever had any shots. He did get his shots later.
2007-11-23 08:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by pennypincher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't.
I know three little boys with autism, all were vaccinated (one was also premature).
2007-11-23 05:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by Mich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. I've known 2 autistic boys, both were vax'd
Both parents decided to withhold vax in subsequent children, and subsequent children did not fall on the spectrum.
2007-11-23 05:40:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋