[George W. Bush]

My sympathies for your situation. I can only be glad if they actually eliminate the mercury from vaccines, something entirely unneeded in the modern era. And the harder look into the side effects of various childhood vaccines will certainly do no harm.

I think this article is irresponsible. Trying to pretend there is no increase in autism when so many patients and doctors disagree demonstrates that the so-called autism experts won't define what they claim autism is. I suppose they can next announce a cure for autism by declaring it doesn't exist.

This article is mostly a hear-no-evil-see-no-evil bit. But children who abruptly halt and then regress from normal development of speech and learning are suffering from something.

[TomB]

Trying to pretend there is no increase in autism when so many patients and doctors disagree demonstrates that the so-called autism experts won't define what they claim autism is. I suppose they can next announce a cure for autism by declaring it doesn't exist.

Reread the entire article, he isn't saying what you think he is saying.

[cas7boys]

Thanks. I think in one of my boys, vaccines were part of the problem, but not the whole problem. My biggest complaint with vaccines (aside from the mercury, of course) is that they inject so many different things at once into undeveloped systems. How could there NOT be problems when that is done to an infant at 2 months old? I prefer they start later, and give less vaccines at once.

I agree that trying to pretend there is no increase is like burying your head in the sand! When my 19 yr old was first diagnosed, there were 2 other children in our community with a similar diagnosis. Now the number is more like 50, and our community has not grown in size. Ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away, nor does it help those affected by it.

[Born Conservative]

There is no shortage of suspects. In the UK, blame is often laid at the door of the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. In the US, mercury added to a range of childhood shots has been accused. Food allergies, viral infections, antibiotics and other prescription drugs have all been fingered, often by campaign groups run by mystified and angry parents. The problem is that none of these suggested causes has any solid scientific evidence to support it