by ana1977 » Fri May 19, 2006 2:16 pm
--- In autismaba@yahoogroups.com, Andrea Hawkins <wonderwoman404@...>
wrote:
Many of the families I've worked for strongly believe their child was
developing typically until they had their shots. As far as I know, no
studies have backed this up. They can't pinpoint what does or doesn't
cause autism. One of my dear friends has a daughter with autism and I
saw the loss of language and skills after her child was given shots.
I'd err on the side of caution. But, nobody else has to live with the
decisions you make. Do what you think is best for your child and don't
let anyone force you to go against what you believe in. Good luck!
Andrea
ettinashee <ettinasatot@...> wrote:
Dead viruses can't make someone ill. If a vaccine containing only
dead viruses causes illness, it is unrelated to the viruses.
Sometimes kids are allergic to some of the ingredients in vaccines,
such as eggs - I don't know if it is available, but an egg-less
vaccine could easily be made. If there are live viruses, they are
weakened, but if combined with normal dead viruses or given to an
immuno-deficient person they can cause the illness they are intended
to protect the person from. No currently used vaccine has both live
and dead viruses in the same injection. If a child is HIV positive,
or has something similar to that, they are not given vaccines.
Stress can cause autistic kids to loose skills. In the early ages
mild autism is very hard to see. I've heard accounts by autistic
people who seemed to become autistic, who said the autistic thought
patterns were there all along, but sensory or other issues worsened.
As a child I just seemed gifted until I entered school, had I lost
skills before then, It would likely have looked like I became
autistic at that time.
My brother is not autistic, but he has a lot of autistic tendencies.
My dad is probably undiagnosed autistic. My mom has a small number
of autistic tendencies. Many paternal relatives of mine have
autistic traits and/or learning differences, such as undiagnosed
dyslexia in my uncle. My grandfather sounds like he had some
autistic traits.
Ettina
--- In autismaba@yahoogroups.com, "Todd Hume" <toddhume@m...> wrote:
>
> Sharon,
> If you are uncomfortable about the shot, which I would be too. I
would tell the physician:
> 1) I am not willing to expose my child to viruses, whether the
viruses are dead or alive or in any other form.
> 2) I will wait until my child is school age. They may say it is
harder on them to get them all at once when they are older. or
> 3) It is against my religious tenets to have my child immunized.
They cannot continue to harass you after you tell them this.
>
> In any case, please wait! My son went to the emergency room the
night he received his vaccination. He had a fever of 105 which they
told me was related to the shots, then he slept for a day. When he
woke up he was never the same. He lost what few words he
knew. "Hi", "Bye Bye", "Boo", Ni..Ni (night..night), etc and within
weeks he was no longer engaged with anyone in our house. His motor
skills changed dramatically too. Walking on his toes, pushing his
head across the floor, flapping his hands. I am convince the
vaccination turned my normal little boy into an autistic child.
>
> Geraldine Dawson, a well know scientist and widely respected
doctor at the Autism Center in Washington University has said over
and over again that while vaccines may not cause autism they
certainly can trigger the neurological reactions that make a brain
pre-disposed to autism and autistic characteristics.
>
> You are wise to question this. Good luck and God Bless
>
>
> - Original Message -----
> From: Sharon
> To: autismaba@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 3:42 PM
> Subject: [autismaba] vaccine question
>
>
> Hi everyone. I am new to this group and I think it is great.
So
> much information that it's hard to take it all in. I have two
sons
> dx'ed with mild autism, 8 and 4. I just gave birth to my third
son.
> I am very concerned with the vaccinations. I declined the hep B
shot
> but am dreading his 2 month exam. Does anyone have any
suggestions
> to what route I should go. I was told that they changed the
> vaccinations but how can I know for sure. Has anyone decline
> vaccinations altogether and is there anyone out there that have
more
> than one child with autism or who have given birth recently?
Thanks
> in advance for all your help. Sharon