Vaccines and autism?!
Question: I'm taking my 4 year old to the doctor next month and he is due for a few shots. The shots he will be receiving are a second dose of shots he already received since he was born. If he didn't develop autism then, what are the chances he will now? And if there is a chance he could get it, is there anyway I can refuse the doctor to give him the shot. Also what are the vaccines related to autism?
Answers: I'm taking my 4 year old to the doctor next month and he is due for a few shots. The shots he will be receiving are a second dose of shots he already received since he was born. If he didn't develop autism then, what are the chances he will now? And if there is a chance he could get it, is there anyway I can refuse the doctor to give him the shot. Also what are the vaccines related to autism?
I have never heard of autism developing so late so on that fact alone I think you are safe.
But there are many good reasons do doubt the rumors & theories but I still think it is safe to wait & spread out hte shots more.
BTW, Thimerisol, the mercury-related preservative that was in vaccinations is no longer in shots (except the flu vaccine) The old vaccines that had thimerisol expired in january of 2003 so if they were the cause in the increase in autism, we would be seeing a dramatic decrease by now. But the rates continue to rise. So thimerisol is not the cause.
It is the MMR (mumps, measles and rubella) that has been 'linked' to autism, however this has now been disproved and I for one do not believe there is any link. You can refuse these shots but it leaves your child open to conditions that can affect their log term health so if you really dont want your child to have them I would pay for the single ones (about