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As a parent of an autistic child, the nasty, caustic replies and reliving my son’s reaction to his vaccination literally brought me to tears.
My wife and I are professionals both with multiple degrees. We don’t use drugs, and my wife was alcohol free the entire pregnancy. I was suspicious of vaccines prior to the time of my son’s birth, but we were bullied by the doctor into accepting them. He was a little over 3 YO, and was given the shots for multiple vaccines all at once. His reaction was immediate, by the time he got home his temp was 106. A swift call to the doctor and we were told to treat him for the temperature and seek help Monday if still elevated.(This was Friday afternoon.)
He never recovered, and in fact his development regressed. We have before and after pictures where the terrible changes are plain to see in his face.
He is now 16, and partially verbal, but he can never be independent. We have nearly bankrupted ourselves trying to get him help, including moving 500 miles to get to where there were additional services.
He receives a whopping $221 a month from the state for the last 3 years, and it ends when he turns 18 or can’t go to school. He will never work, earn a degree, have his own family, his own home, or a drivers license. It has been devastating for the entire family.
Because we were not on welfare, he could not get the treatment he needed that was available if we had been, and it was unavailable for purchase until recently.
Anyway, this is our personal experience.