Over the last decade, autism has gone from a rare and misunderstood condition to a disorder that may affect as many as 1.5 million Americans. Without a clear explanation in sight, parents and doctors have worked tirelessly to pinpoint the cause of autism, but the answer remains elusive. Are vaccines the missing link?
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The Bottom Line
- From NAA
By National Autism Association - Think Autism. Think Cure.
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It seems to me that an unbiased study needs to be done. I have seen the vaccine damage with my own eyes. To say that the rate of Autism has not dropped with the removal of thimerosal from vaccines is sad. We all know how long the vaccines that had thimerosal already in dr.'s offices stayed and got used up. Has anyone asked this question? "Could it be the thimerosal, aluminum and toxic environment our world has become that is causing this epidemic? You cannot give mercury to children at the levels we have and not expect something to happen to them. You cannot live in a toxic environment and not expect something to happen to kids and you cannot give them aluminum and expect that nothing will happen to them. All three are going to effect more kids than not and they have!
- camara July 24, 2008 11:18AM
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The vaccine issue is something that has put a torn in the autism community for over a decade. The notion might not be fully 'disproved', but I certainly feel that the likes of NAA should move on to something more productive than propagating fringe theories.
If this NAA representative is someone who is knowledgable about this issue and wish to present the issue appropriately, the representative should note that the mercury that has been in vaccines is not the more well-known and toxic form of mercury, known as methyl mercury. It is ethyl mercury which has very different properties than methyl mercury and is not as likely to do as much, if any, damage.
The subjective perception of man is faulty, as someone who sketch I know this very well. Anecdotal evidence can be convincing for those who don't know any better, but can certainly be misleading aswell.
- Ivar T
November 7, 2008 6:54AM
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