Dear Sir, I am writing in connection with the recent publicity surrounding the MMR vaccination.
Many experts in the field of autism agree that classically autistic children can be identified from as young as 2 or 3 months of age.
At 14 months of age, my youngest son was considered by all health professionals known to him, to be both physically and developmentally normal. He received his MMR vaccination and within a few weeks showed signs of developmental and behavioural regression, and also symptoms suggestive of a serious bowel disorder began to manifest.
At 2 years of age he was assessed and found to have "autistic tendencies". At almost 3 years of age he received a diagnosis of autism. He has recently been extensively reassessed by a clinical neuro-psychologist who is internationally aclaimed in the field of autism. At 4 1/2 years of age, he now significantly exceeds the cut-off point for a diagnosis of autism in all core areas. In other words, the development of his condition has been regressional.
His bowel dysfunction is continuing, and a biopsy result has shown the presence of measles virus on his bowel tissue, even though he has never been exposed to wild measles. I am convinced that his problems are a direct result of an adverse reaction to the MMR vaccination. Thousands of parents are having identical experiences with their own children and are reaching the same conclusion.
The Department of Health is continuing to reassure the public that the MMR vaccination is both safe and effective.
Clearly something is going badly wrong with these children. I feel that the Department of Health should take responsibility for finding out exactly what has caused so many children to developmentally regress, and to develop this unique bowel damage, if it were not MMR.
Dr Fiona Scott, of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, was commissioned by the Government to carry out epidemiological studied into autism.
She studied the population of boys aged between 5 and 12 years in Cambridgeshire. Her results demonstrated that 1 in 125 children in this population has a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder. A similar study carried out in East Surrey showed an incidence of autism of 1 in 69 boys under 7 years of age.
This pattern of regression was historically rare, with only 65 cases appearing in the clinical literature between 1908 and 1988. Presently in the United Kingdom alone, there are in excess of 2000 families describing children with regressional autism.
I think that it is grossly unfair to dismiss these observations as merely anecdotal, as parents generally do not have the opportunity to have peer reviewed reports published in medical journals.
If the Department of Health is committed to reassuring the public of the safety of the MMR vaccination, then I feel that it will ahve to demonstrate clearly an alternative mechanism by which all of these children have fallen ill.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Julie Loch M.R.Pharm.S.
hi, we have three kids with autism, i think
our youngest was damaged by the mmr he sounds similar to your son, elliot had lots of speech, was using the potty, we had no worries about him and we were looking at him very closely because of his sisters DX he
had the mmr then he stopped talking lost
interest in his surroundings wouldn't allow
people too near him and only his dad could touch him, he started being obsesive lining
things up, jumping up and down flapping his hands, won't eat anything but bread chips
biscuits crisps, he will only drink and eat
whilst sitting in one particular chair,
elliot is almost four now and is using some
language, he goes to special needs nursery
and we are just sorting out a school for him
jo.
WOW! 3 children with autism? Did you go through genetic testing or have Organic Acid tests performed? I would advise you to change all of your childrens diets to remove the high protein molecule foods, like, milk, wheat, gluten, soy, eggs, cheese, casein, whey, avoid white, wheat (spelt, kamut) and rye,flour. I would also avoid sugar, preservatives, and dyes ( red, yellow and blue are in everything). Once I started this diet my son improved greatly, especially eye contact. My son has great speech, actually he was tested last week and is above average IQ, but his ability to make transitions, to be in a social setting and act appropriately is lacking. He also has unpredictable temper tantrums, bites and is very strong willed. He has a definate food allergy problem, however, it is due to an underlining intestinal problem. Because of the food allergies his immuninty is compromised so he is sensitive enviromentally causing behavior reactions to many offending allergens whether it is mold or laundry detergant, he goes over the edge. I believe that once his intestines are cured he will be able to have a normal life. I am hoping this is possible. he will be tested for MMR in the intestine via a biopsy if the GI MD approves, next week. I suggest having the kids tested for mercury poisoning and MMR vaccine reaction. Another thing that really makes a difference is using Nystatin( sugar, dye and preservative free) for the treatment of yeast in the intestine, as well as CulturelleGG, these help maintain as good a normal flora as can be considering the possibility of damage from MMR or other factors. They also decrease the toxins in the intestine give off by the clostricium and yeast. I am hopeful for a cure for my sons type of problem. Some children with autism look normal or just have a real pale face with the dark circles due to the allergies and immone difficiency. My son was born normal and appeared normalfor the first few months. He didn't have much eye contact after his first set of immunizations. As I said the diet and medicine has helped him to settle down with the behavior some, talk more and now he maintains eye contact, most of the time. You may have tried all of this with or with out success, but for me it has to be a way of life for now until we find out how to cure his intestine. If you only tried it for a week, it wouldn't be enough. For us we noticed some results in days but overall it took one solid month of maintaining the diet, and he became a different boy. What ages are your children? Were they born normal? Do they look normal? Do you think it is an issue of brain damage or just intestinal damage? I hear if mercury poisoning is the issue it is irreversable thropugh a process called Chelating. You may want to check the MMR and mercury factors. This is where I am pursuing.. persistantly with MD's who don't want to be bothered, unfortunately. But! I don't let up. My sons life and future are very important to me. Curently my son is 3. He started a special school, yesterday. This school integrate the kids with different disabilities and social, behavioral, and emotional, occupational,and physical problems. We didn't get off to a good start because he bit the teacher on the first day. However, I hope he settles in well. I hope this is of some help to you.
Hi OliverThomas!
What are the MD's going to do for your sons bowel tissue?? Is their a potential cure. an the damage be reversed. I hear they have some type of medicine that is suppose to decrease the inflammation of the bowel. Please let me know. Thank you. Kris
OliverThomas/Julie Loch:
I am having trouble with my children's MD's treating them. My daughter suffers from regressive autism and her triplet brothers suffer from various gastro problems as well as asthma and allergies. My daughter's lab tests showed she has an ongoing colonic inflammation. I took this to a local ped gastroenterologist and he just looked at me like I was from another plant. Other lab results over the years have indicated a high white blood cell count but her MD's have all dismissed that as her probably trying to fight off some common bug at day of lab work. Unfortunately, I learned too late about the risks of the MMR and she had her boosters last year. Fearful of what may befall her brothers, I had their immune titers checked before their boosters and they both show abnormally high titers for measles that reflect a "current or recent infection." Well, their first and only MMR was 4 years ago, and my fear is that they too have a vaccinal measles infection of their gut. My one son has lost his appetite over the years and always complains of tummy aches. Again, no concern, from their doctors point of view. My children's PedMD and Ped-allergy/immunologist do not know what to think about these lab results and, even though my PedMD has a copy of the DAN protocol, "they haven't had the time to read it."
Since you have been through the gastro bio and diagnosis, can you provide any insight for me as to how high the titers to rubeola (measles) have to be to indicate an infection. Her brothers' titers were 2.97 ISR and 1.81 ISR respectively (the reference range is <0.91). Their immunologist's nurse practitioner, who gave me the results, said the only thing to glean from these lab results is that "they are highly protected from getting the measles." I need to find some concrete research/clinical observations that have been published so that I can present this info to another MD so that they know I am not just a anti-vaccine nut. Do you know of any info I can access? Your assistance in answering any of these questions would be greatly appreciated.
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