Re: MMR and Autism…
I have 2 sons who have been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. Both had symptoms prior to the MMR vaccine.
I do have a feeling (and note, this is just a feeling, nothing based on anything scientific) that vaccines may have an impact on a child whose system isnt ready or able to handle “insult” which is what a vaccine really is…I mean they are injected with a disease made harmless so that their immune system kicks in to defeat it. When you do this to a child whose immune system is compromised or weak, who knows what the result will be yeah? The immune system and the Central Nervous system are the least understood of medical mysteries yeah? So anyway, since I have 2 boys “on the spectrum” (autistic), what would I do differently? Follow the safer vaccination schedule set forth by autism societies and many docs…here is just one of the many links:
A User-Friendly Vaccination Schedule by Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD
Vaccinations are necessary for sure. But to give a 5 pound newborn who was born with difficulty the same dose as a 9 pounder without difficulty is pretty insane yeah? The 9 pounder is almost twice the weight! And a weak 5 pounder has a weak immune system whereas the robust 9 pounder does not.
From my own personal experience, I can agree with “experts” who say that autism is caused by a genetic propensity PLUS environmental trigger(s) I agree with that. I do not think it is due to any specific innoculation (as backed by scientific research) but I do think that a more responsible approach to innoculation should be adhered to.