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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I just can't go there. I know what the research has shown so far, but I also know of too many parents who can pretty much peg the changes they saw in their children to the time they got certain vaccinations. We can.
I'm not saying, nor will I say, that vaccines "cause" autism. I think we are likely to figure out eventually that autism is caused by a number of genetic factors that come into play, but I also think that we will find that many environmental factors, including perhaps some vaccines, can act as triggers or help create the perfect storm in some kids.
I completely go along with the reason for vaccines, but if we had it to do over again, I'm not sure what we'd do. I do think we would delay some of the vaccines at the least.
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And that's why researchers are looking at the other factors, autism doesn't manifest itself until a certain age after all. It does make me wonder if perhaps it's a combination of the age, so the autism was ready to manifest, and the stimuli of getting a shot rather than the contents of it. Considering the dislike of many types of physical contact by autistics that could be a possibility. Don't know if any studies have been done down that line.
And really, I was referring more to those people who refuse to get little Bobby immunized because the internet told them about how it causes autism and refuse to listen to anyone else. At this point though, it can't be substantiated. Hell, maybe we're all wrong and it does cause autism, but if so there should be something to back it up, and some reason why everyone doesn't "catch" autism from them.