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I had chicken "pops" at 3. I remember this b/c my mom was 19, and my uncle was about 13-14. I was in Headstart at the time and it was the day before our big trip to the zoo in Jackson. I had to miss the trip. I cried (and itched) for days and days. My son got CP at the same age. I had to stay in the house with him while he scratched and cried for about a week or 2. I thought I would go crazy. He is current with all of his shots and I got my tetanus shot 3 years ago when I started working at the hospital.

We've gotten very concerned about those childhood shots since Hubby and I found out that our son is autistic last year. I've read about the link between the shots and autism but reserchers say that nothing has been confirmed. I never gave shots a second thought b/c Hubby and I got our shots and we didn't become autistic. When we have our next child, we will be watching him or her like a hawk for anything wrong.