| Vaccines And Autism | | | | vaccines has increased over the years, so has |
| Vaccinations containing mercury could possibly be | | | | the incidences of autism- in the past 10 years, the |
| one of the most harmful things we do for our | | | | cases of autism have increased by ten times. One |
| children, while trying to actually do the best for | | | | study of lab mice showed that when levels of |
| them. For a parent who has a child living with | | | | mercury were introduced to mice in levels similar |
| autism, they are familiar with the possible link that | | | | to what was given to children, the lab mice |
| has been well publicized between mercury, which | | | | experienced extreme changes in their brain, |
| has always been included in many childhood | | | | including repetitive behaviors, almost immediately |
| vaccinations, and autism. | | | | withdrawing themselves from their surroundings, |
| What is Autism? Autism is an extremely | | | | and being resistant to any kind of change. These |
| mysterious disease that has pitted doctor vs. | | | | are characteristics of autism, leading many |
| doctor, parent vs. doctor, and parent vs. parent. | | | | parents to believe this may be a valid link |
| Because there is no defined cause as of right | | | | between mercury and autism. Vaccines And |
| now, everyone seems to have their own opinion | | | | Autism |
| of what the causes and treatments are. | | | | Many medical professionals though, disagree. |
| Interestingly, what continues this battle is the fact | | | | Although the study with the mice sounds |
| that some children respond shockingly well to | | | | compelling, there have been hundreds of studies |
| certain treatments, while others do not, causing | | | | done, many which do not show a link. The five |
| this war to continue to wage. Autism is known to | | | | largest studies ever done went five for five in |
| have different effects on different children. Some | | | | showing that there was no link between mercury |
| of these are: difficulty with eye contact, some | | | | and autism, and the results were inconclusive. |
| are easily over-stimulated in even somewhat calm | | | | In conclusion, many believe we should simply err |
| situations. They are unable to handle loud noises | | | | on the conservative side. This is why most |
| or interruptions. They often have difficulty reading | | | | pharmaceutical companies are developing vaccines |
| signals and cues and having proper reactions to | | | | without mercury. Possibly, only a handful of |
| everyday occurrences. Most children with autism | | | | children retain the mercury in their bodies while |
| have the most trouble with communication, in | | | | regularly functioning children eliminate it, which |
| extreme cases not being able to communicate at | | | | would explain why some autistic children have 20 |
| all. | | | | and 25 times the recommended "safe" levels of |
| Many parents agree with the link between | | | | mercury in their bodies in testing while some |
| mercury and autism, due to vaccinations with | | | | children have none. These discrepancies are at the |
| mercury. Some parents say that their children | | | | heart of the autism debate, and all we can do is |
| behaved perfectly normally up until the point | | | | wait and pray that medical researchers will soon |
| when they were vaccinated with vaccines that | | | | find a resolution to whether vaccinations with |
| included mercury. As the amount and potency of | | | | Mercury play a role in autism. |