Can Autism be caused by a simple shot your told is good for your children?

The parents of children with autism, vaccines laced with thimerosal have been a hot topic . Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was used in many vaccines between the late 1980s to 2003, plays a big role in the controversy.

The type of mercury used in thimerosal is generally cleared from the body within six weeks, which in theory would render it harmless. According to those researchers who believe that the preservative causes autism, babies born during that 20-year window were injected with many times the "safe" level as determined by the FDA -- and some, they feel, were genetically incapable of clearing the doses of mercury from their bodies. Mercury is, in fact, a neurotoxin, and the theory is that the recent leap in autism diagnoses can be directly tied to thimerosal.

Thoughts on Thimerosal

In 2004, the Institute of Medicine undertook a comprehensive review of all the published literature on thimerosal and autism and concluded that there was no link. The CDC launched a series of studies that examined the relationship between the incidence of autism and the amount of mercury a child received in the first 6 months of life and also found no relationship.

Although all published credible studies have found no link between thimerosal and autism, some continue to be unconvinced.
 
A book by David Kirby called "Evidence of Harm" lays out what certainly has all the earmarks of a conspiracy within the federal health system. According to Kirby, in an article in Rolling Stone magazine, "our public-health authorities knowingly allowed the pharmaceutical industry to poison an entire generation of American children." These types of accusations continue to fuel anxiety and vaccine resistance among some parents.

Thimerosal removed in 2003

At present, the thimerosal controversy continues, even though the removal of thimerosal from vaccines has not resulted in lower rates of autism diagnoses.
Parents who continue to be concerned should be aware that thimerosal has now been removed from most vaccines -- and thimerosal-free vaccines are available across the board.

MMR Vaccination(mumps/measles/rubella vaccine ) and Autism

Unlike the flu vaccine and a number of other childhood immunizations, the mumps/measles/rubella vaccine does not and did not contain thimerosal (a mercury-based preservative). MMR is one of several live viral vaccines (chicken pox vaccine and the nasal flu vaccine are two others). It is routinely given at 12 to 15 months of age, which is the age when autism is first likely to become evident.

What caused the controversy with MMR

In 1998, British gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a paper suggesting a possible association between childhood MMR (Mumps/Measles/Rubella) immunization, bowel disease and autism. He tested 12 youngsters with and without autism and found a possible link between measles virus in the gut and autism.

His theory presented was that certain children have a genetic predisposition to immune issues and that a variety of environmental toxins begin to attack the child's immune system early on. He proposed the idea that Interaction between viruses could (1) have a negative impact on a child’s immune system; (2) lead to persistent infection in the gastrointestinal tract and (3) lead, in the long run, to possible brain damage and autism.

Some parents report a gradual deterioration, but many children seem to develop autism after a particular event. They go into the hospital or they get an MMR shot and they’re never the same again. Autism is the end result of this developing series of reactions.
" These claims have not been supported by any other studies including those that attempted unsuccessfully to replicate his results."

More than 20 peer-reviewed epidemiologic studies have shown no link between MMR and autism. In fact, Dr. Wakefield’s original study was completely discredited. Ten of the 12 authors withdrew their support from the article.

Wakefield’s study was published by the Lancet, one of the world’s top medical journals. Later, however, they called the study “fatally flawed.” Among the flaws: Wakefield, a gastroenterologist, was studying children who had originally presented with gastrointestinal problems -- hardly a random sample.
 
In addition, the group studied was very small -- and no conclusive proof was offered that the measles virus found in autistic childrens’ guts was causally connected to their autism.
 
Wakefield was asked to leave his position in Britain, and retracted some of the study outcomes. Today, he is the head of a Texas-based research group called “Thoughtful House.” There, he and his colleagues continue their research. Meanwhile, various large-scale studies in the US and Denmark seem to refute Wakefield’s initial findings.

The official perspective of the CDC is that there is no proven connection between live-virus vaccines and autism.

Researcher's at Wakefield's Texas-based foundation called Thoughtful House, claim that "The child develops a leaky gut, tissue damage gets worse, the immune system grows weaker, and autoimmune reactions start. Then a lot of children experience a catastrophic event. Either in the form of a significant illness or a live virus vaccine. The immune system is overwhelmed and the child rapidly goes downhill.

So as I always say " Prove Me Wrong". I have been around parents and autistic children. Having two close friends one with a child with autism another with Asperger Syndrome or also known as Asperger's Disorder and an other close friend with a nephew with this condition saw a condition that has no direct conclusions on. Then I saw these video's on the Doctor that shows direct correlations but was discredited.

 I would never say a billion dollar industry like the Phamacompanies would ever pay off government's or lobby them. I guess the news stating they have been caught would make us all question their integrity. So why would they want to see someone discredited that could cost them millions in lawsuits or shown to work on greed. I hear all the time to leave it alone or they will come after you. Well someone said to me once " a man with nothing to lose is the most dangerous of sorts". I have a few things to lose but I believe in justice and freedoms from the zygote to the elderly.

So take a second and watch the video's and I hope you can prove me wrong on this one. If not we need to take the conspiracy theorists and ask a simple question what if all the long we were being brainwashed into believing that big companies that make trillions of dollars off our blood,sweat and tears has an alter motive?

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