Autism and the MMR vaccine - Autism Spectrum Message Board

ddc95 · 03-08-2008, 07:39 AM

My 2yr old grandson is in daycare so his Mom can go to school, he now needs his MMR. I've done some research regarding the link of the vaccine to Autism. I guess my question is should we or shouldn't we get the vaccine and is there any way we can get an health exemption and keep him in daycare?? I find this increase in Autism to be very alarming. When my son's were little and needed their vaccinations I was never concerned b/c the rate of Autism was never that high. My sons had there MMR in the 80's. Are the vaccines tainted or is it a genetic disorder. I would think in the year of 2007 we would have more information as to why this happens.

Thank you for your input.

SherriEleano · 03-08-2008, 08:01 AM

No one knows for sure why some kids react and some don't. Because you're in Texas, you can get an exemption from vaccines. Write a letter to the Texas Department of Health asking for the exemption form and they'll send it to you. They are very fast. The website has all of the specifics that need to be in the letter.

We've done this for years and the schools accept it with no problem. The daycares should accept it, too.

meechieny · 03-08-2008, 03:23 PM

One theory in regards to the MMR and autism is the three vaccinations together are too overwhelming to the baby's system. Some believe that some children are genetically predisposed to developing autism and the combination of the three can be the trigger to the neurological system. You may want to research getting the three vaccines seperately.
Good luck with your decission.

Liamsmom · 03-09-2008, 08:50 AM

I"m not for or against vaccinating I chose to and I didn't do them individually. For those of you who are new I'm still unsure if my son is or isn't on the spectrum. He seems to have red flags from each area of the spectrum. He's mainstreamed and has strouble with his peers but not children older than himself that he attributes to the noise level bothering his ears and his SID problems.

Anyway back to the vaccinations FYI there was a recent report that in NYC there has been new cases of measles cropping up in the schools. So for those of you thinking that the diseases don't exist or are very rare. You may want to rethink that. Best of luck it's a tough decision either way.

golfhat · 03-10-2008, 05:35 PM

MY gs is mild SID from what---well, I have my suspicions and it is not all vaccine related.

Red measles is a Horrible disease and can cause death, brain damage and blindness. If there is any way to do the vaccines separately do that. Eventually our children MUST be vaccinated. An adult with Red measles would probably die. Illegal aliens are bringing in all manner of disease to this country, just so you know. and all of our attempts to eradicate these childhood diseases is now going for naught. If too many children go unvaccinated and these diseases get a foothold, well look out.

And I am not exaggerating. Young mothers who were vaccinated in the 70s and 80s simply have no concept of how horrible whooping cough, polio, TB and the measles and mumps were in the 40s and 50s.

I can remember the red measles and the mumps back in the 50s.
Bad...my mom had to cover all the windows to protect our eyes --I remember how much our eyes hurt.

As for your son and his ears---my gs is going to a neuro-sensory doc (An ENT) and he said my gs's nerves in his ears were horribly inflamed. He did a hearing test and my gs is hearing sounds no human should hear. This inability to filter out unnecessary noise causes him difficulty in the classroom.

So you should have your son's hearing checked with one of these more sensitive tests. My gs is now on anti-inflammatories and antivirals for a couple of months. they will be checking his metal levels to see if they should do chelation therapy.

This is a complicated condition and a strange time for our children. they are not only inundated with new info but it is coming in the form of computers and games and tv programs and too much to do at school. Poor things. If they don't have their wits about them, they fall thru the cracks.