What do you think about the medical journal retracting its study tying child vaccines to autism

Jill - posted on 02/18/2010

I myself think it is Genetic.I have one second cousin who has Tourettes and antoher second cousin who has PDDNOS and then my son who has Autism. They are all in the same generation line. I have another cousin first cousin who killed himself in the 60's who was brilliant just couldnt handle life. Do I think he had ASD Yes I do to many likenesses to not be..

Dana - posted on 02/17/2010

Our son (currently 14 1/2) never showed any signs of ASD until AFTER he had his boosters to start school. I have videos of him in the 5 years before and after. Everyone that sees them notices the change in him 6 wks after his shots. Do I believe in a connection--YES!

Samantha - posted on 02/17/2010

Though I don't think Vaccines caused Autism...I think they are the main reason for such an epidemic of it. My Dylan has no tolerance for metals...add in mercury infused vaccines = Autistic child.



If it was merely the Vaccines every child would have Autism.....it is many factors but Vaccines are not innocent in all this.



The symptoms of Autism and mercury posioning and Autism are almost identical and is something that should not be ignored.

Amy - posted on 02/16/2010

I don't think people are looking for something to blame but for a cause so they can prevent it in the future...

Amy - posted on 02/16/2010

By the way babies are vaccinated in the hospital the day they are born so how would anyone know if their childs autism started before vaccines? Just a thought...

Amy - posted on 02/16/2010

Everyone is different and everyone handles toxins differently. (this would explain why some kids have autism and some don't) Vaccines have many toxins in them! (there are many other ways to get toxins in your body so I am not solely blamming vaccines)

Your body is made to fight off illnesses on it's own. Then it makes lifetime antibodies to that illness. Most vaccines don't give lifetime protection to the illness. We are enabling our own natural immune system from doing it's own job by injecting ourselves with all of these vaccines. Then adding all these toxins and then we wonder why we have so many problems.....

Kristin - posted on 02/14/2010

Go to Google and type in "Asperger's Syndrome famous people". You will get many web pages listing people who have, or are thought to have had, Asperger's or other forms of autism. Among them people such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Jane Austen, Mark Twain...people who lived before vaccines were available.

I personally do not believe that vaccines cause autism....or else it would not have been around before those vaccines where discovered, and became generally available.

I have 3 children, all are fully immunised, yet only two have ASD. There are many families out there who also have children with and without ASD, whether they are all immunised or not. I know members of my family who grew up before the MMR vaccine, and they also show signs of ASD. This also leads me to believe that the vaccines are not causing autism.

I think the Lancet is correct in retracting the study results...at least until the issue is solved one way or the other. There are other studies which show there is no link between MMR and autism. http://www.enotalone.com/article/10440.h... is one from the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in USA which shows details about several studies which show no connection.

Christine - posted on 02/13/2010

This is my belief...

I believe that something in our children's life- whether it be environmental, a surgery, a vaccination or birth (such is the case for my son), is the "trigger" for autism to develop.

How is it that a person can have lung cancer and have NEVER EVER smoked a cigarette?
How is that a child can have autism and have never recieved the MMR vaccination?

I think autism in the same way. Some children will develop autism where others will not, though they may have been exposed to the exact same living conditions, as is the case for many families. My autistic child is in the middle child of 2 typical developing children. They had their shots, he did not.

So I believe, for those "vaccine injured" children, that the vaccination was the "trigger" for a child's autism to develop, not necessarily the reason.

Veronica - posted on 02/13/2010

I do accept that there is a lot of anecdotal evidence in terms of parents saying their child regressed after MMR vaccination. However the age at which MMR is given, and the age at which signs of autism arise, are coincidentally around the same. Apparent normal development followed by a regression in toddlerhood is a classic autistic pattern. Plus, autism was around long before there was MMR - I remember working with an autistic boy in 1971 in my gap year when I volunteered with children with moderate learning difficulties - and I bellieve that was long before MMR existed.

Allison - posted on 02/13/2010

I think any one who thinks vaccinations and autism are connected are just looking for someone to blame
I have a 12 year old son with autism

Veronica - posted on 02/13/2010

My son was different from other babies from birth. At three months you could not just leave him in a rocker and get on with work, he wanted constant attention. At six months he spoke his first words. He never, from earliest infancy, went to sleep earlier than 8.30 pm. He's been diagnosed variously with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder, Asperger's and ADD. I didn't notice any change after vaccination.
Dr Andrew Wakefield acted completely unethically with his patients, and his research results have never been replicated. I think the Lancet is right to retract.

Vimala - posted on 02/11/2010

My son is autistic (HF) had all his shots , but I don't believe the vaccine caused my son's autism, he did not have any behavior changes before or after shots...

He was just speech delayed, but he was very happy baby,

Vimala

Sheila - posted on 02/11/2010

This is a specific retraction of a very questionable study. Is there a link? I don't know...I do know that I believe the parents that report their child's behaviour changed after the vacs were given. I do believe that some children have an underlying neurological disorder that some vaccines can trigger. I also think there are environmental issues at play, possibly even viral.

I think every parent has the right to make decisions as they see fit, just be as informed as you can be.

My son's "issues" were present before vaccinations...he has autism, but he also has a host of minor purely physiological issues. As our family doctor said, any one of these issues on their own would not be cause for alarm, but since there have been so many, we need to look at the whole picture now.

Sheila

Kristin - posted on 02/11/2010

In our particular case, I don't believe vaccines played a role in our sons diagnosis. He was showing signs months before he received his MMR. I would probably, if I had to guess, and that is all it would be is a guess, that with him, it was a food allergy that triggered what he was already genetically predisposed to have.

Audra-Jeanne - posted on 02/11/2010

My daughter (2.5) was recently diagnosed with ASD and has had all of her shots to date. My nephew (5) is current on all of his shots as well and is a typical child. I personally don't feel there is a link, and I think parents/caregivers need to be aware that while it is a choice whether or not to have your child vaccinated, once you send that child to school there is a whole world of germs/disease that s/he will have no protection against. You may feel that you're protecting him/her from Autism or other developmental disorders, but you're also exposing him/her to illnesses that s/he may or may not be able to fight off.

Angela - posted on 02/10/2010

My step son is autistic and of course I wasn't around when he got his shots, but my husband says that night he woke up screaming bloody murder like never before from that moment on he was diffrent, even the look in his eyes was not "Austin" . I do believe there is a link. My Son, Cody has ADHD & Asberger's and I do not believe that in his case shots were a factor because of the ADD & other conditions in his family backround. I think the best Idea is to pray for protection for your kids before you take them to get thier shots. God can keep them safe.

Cherilyn - posted on 02/10/2010

I have 4 Children, 3 Sons & 1 Daughter. They have all had all of the recommended vaccines at the right time & yet only my Daughter (2nd born) has ASD. I dont believe, in our case, there is any link but im not saying thats the case for everyone, we knew within days of her being born that something wasnt 'right'.

Heather - posted on 02/09/2010

I'm not a doctor, but I know this- I have 4 children. My oldest son received the "recommended" vaccinations at the "recommended" times, and he has been diagnosed with A.S and ADHD. My younger 3 children did not receive vaccinations until they were at least 3 years of age, and not one of them exhibit symptoms of any disorder whatsoever. Coincidence? Maybe- but that's a chance that, personally, I do not want to take with my kids.

Amy - posted on 02/06/2010

I think it's a bunch of bull! Sorry but they will do whatever to keep us from thinking this isn't connected. Anything to sell the vaccines and make the $$$. I have done too much reading about many health issues including vaccines. I don't trust much of anything anymore. Government..doctors...etc. My family also has lyme disease and can't get proper treatment because of the government so I guess I have a different perspective on this stuff!