Post by Radonna on Nov 5, 2008 9:03:36 GMT -5
just my thoughts....I think everyone reacts individually to ANY immunization....most handle it just fine...some not so fine. My son Eric was premature...maybe his immune system couldn't handle all those shots at once..kind of like a "overload". Maybe those trace amounts of thimerasol can be absorbed by most kids without a problem, but maybe some of the kids had conditions that were aggravated or caused by the addition of mercury. I'm no scientist, but I do know that SOMETHING is causing this autism epidemic. So I would definetly weigh all my options. Spreading out the vaccines isn't the same as not giving them at all.
Great explanation!!
Kaden had his shots late because he reacted to his first ones. I had never heard of the autism link at that point. I was told he needed it and I let them catch him up on his shots at 23 months old. Previous to that Kaden was saying words and afterwards he is non verbal. I've had Doctors tell me it's unrelated ,that his hearing issues began around the same time and that most likely that causes him to become non verbal.
The hardest thing in the world was the decision to vaccinate my youngest son Evan after really believing that it caused Kaden to be autistic. In the end I chose to have them spaced out but to go ahead and give him all but the chicken pox. He had them all no problem but like Ericsmom said in her post the reaction is most likely individualized.
I just wish they could find out what factors make someone more likely to have autism.