Reactions mixed to ruling that vaccines don't cause autism
"It's just another system that is turning its back on children with autism," said Estepp, the mother of an 11-year-old son with autism. "I'm feeling quite discouraged." But the reaction of UCSD psychology professor Laura Schreibman registered on the other end of the wide chasm between those who agree that immunizations lead to the developmental disorder and those who do not. Ref. Source 8
What do you all think about the following facts? Never vaccinated children don't seem to show symptoms of autism:
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In Chicago, Homefirst Medical Services treats thousands of never- vaccinated children whose parents received exemptions through Illinois' relatively permissive immunization policy. Homefirst's medical director, Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, told us he is not aware of any cases of autism in never-vaccinated children; the national rate is 1 in 175, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We have a fairly large practice," Eisenstein told us. "We have about 30,000 or 35,000 children that we've taken care of over the years, and I don't think we have a single case of autism in children delivered by us who never received vaccines. "We do have enough of a sample," Eisenstein said. "The numbers are too large to not see it. We would absolutely know. We're all family doctors. If I have a child with autism come in, there's no communication. It's frightening. You can't touch them. It's not something that anyone would miss." |
That is an interesting observation and should be looked into very deeply. I also question in the days of only one shot one vaccine and I can remember being told wait now for a few weeks before you get the other shot. Now we dump it all in one needle could there be a connection.
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