Mercury poisoning and autism - Autism Spectrum Message Board

ronaldcrumpler · 01-11-2002, 07:10 PM

Hi, everyone.
The other day while I was watching the news an advertisement from a group of lawyers in the local area appeared. It was addressed to parents who believed that their child's autism was due to the mercury found in common childhood vaccines and a phone number was left. I called and I was asked various questions, no financial information, etc. just address, phone, the child's name and age. It appears that they were collecting data for a possible future nationwide lawsuit. I was wondering if anyone else saw a similar ad and if so do you believe that this is legitimate.
I hope so for all of us.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Nicksmom · 01-11-2002, 07:27 PM

I'd belive it. I'm currently in a lawsuit in california. I've been hearing about alot of other lawsuits popping up around the states in the last couple months. My son was tested for mercury a few months ago and tested high. He was normal untill he was 18 months....the same month he recieved a dpt, hib, and polio vaccine....he was never the same since. The center for disease controll admits on some documents found that the thirmosol found in vaccines can cause autistic behaviors, but yet they never recalled the vaccines. And the sad thing is that a lot of doctors wont test kids for mercury poisioning....They just tell you its autism and theres nothing you can do.

joy_1997 · 01-15-2002, 07:46 AM

We just recently hired a lawyer for the same reason. The law firm is out of Texas, and we live in Michigan. It is a very touchy subject with alot of people, yet if proven we can make some sence of all of this! It is a class action law suit and we are just beginning with all the paperwork. Nicksmom is right, most docs wont test for it. I am having trouble now trying to find someone to test our son! Hang in there

Best of luck to you and your family

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Monica

cherylmc2 · 01-15-2002, 01:48 PM

I,too have contacted a lawyer regarding this issue. We sent off hair samples to the Great Plains lab last week, but have not gotten the results yet. However, I've heard that a hair sample may not give an accurate result since my daughter is now 3 years old. We are starting with the hair test and if it is negative, I've heard there are other ways of testing for mercury. Has anyone had any luck with the hair test? and if not,what test did you do to detect the mercury? Since we are paying for all of this out of our own pockets, I want to make sure we are on the right track and are getting the correct testing done. Any advice would be great. Good luck to all of you and God bless you and your precious children.
Cheryl

Nicksmom · 01-15-2002, 02:21 PM

after a while the mercury binds itself tightly so alot of test will come back negative unless you give a chelation treatment before getting a sample. This will alow some of the mercury to come out of hiding sort of speak. Once you find out your child has mercury, you might want to look into chelation

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