Are Vaccines responsible for Autism?

December 28th, 2009

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10 Responses to “Are Vaccines responsible for Autism?”

  1. Cynthia Wadleigh

    I am glad to see government funds being used to research and raise awareness of autism.

  2. Jennifer Bradley

    I am neither here nor there on the topic. I don’t believe that anyone should be making assumptions or placing blame in either direction until there is enough science behind it. It’s great to see that autism is being made more aware, but as far as a cause for it, I think there should be more research.

  3. Adam Herro

    NPR recently reported a story about the retraction of a controversial paper published in the Lancet by Dr. Andrew Wakefield in 1998. It linked vaccines such as MMR to behavioral problems such as autism. Here is the link to the article:
    http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/02/lancet_wakefield_autism_mmr_au.html

    Are there any reliable longitudinal studies regarding the possible link between vaccines and autism? Is Wakefield’s paper going to hurt the cause for further research or possibly encourage new, reliable research?

  4. Sana

    In my opinion, it’s very important to explore more to find the cause of Autism to help us discover the way to cure it and help minimize the number of people being diagnosed with it. It’s great that the government is funding the research of Autism to stop assuming the cause of it and try to reach to the truth behind it and make the people more aware of it and how to help :)

  5. Miss Alondra

    I wonder why, if vaccines are responsible for autism, it did do manifest earlier. This question makes me doubt the direction that many researchers are taking. I agree with many of the other posts, that it is important to explore many other venues before taking a stand. Finding the answer is a slow and painful process, but it is better to take it slow than to come to a wrong conclusion.

  6. Erika

    I’m really new at this, so please mind my ignorance, but where or who exactly came up with the theory that the vaccines had to do with the cause of Autism. I simply ask due to the cases where parents continue to have multiple children and the children all are diagnosed with Autism.

  7. deanna

    Although they mentioned how 16 studies did not lead to any signs of vaccinations causing Autism I still feel as though we should keep on trying to look in that direction. Children are bombarded with many vaccinations in a short period of time even as infants who are still so young and unable to handle that much vaccinations.

  8. Marysol

    Hello, I am new here… I agree with Deanna, I believe that it is exaggerated the amount of vaccinations that children are required to have during their childhood. According to many doctors, children need to have lots of vaccinations during their childhood…since they are just newborns. I hope these amount of vaccinations are not affecting children’s health.
    I am glad to hear that researchers are still working hard!
    Thank You

  9. Jeanine

    My personal opinion is that vaccinations are not responsible for autism. My children and many more that I know have all been vaccinated, and have had no problem with autism. I do believe that it is in the genes somehow, and maybe due to a certain gene, vaccinations can play a part.

  10. Traci

    I am asking my same question as Miss Alondra is asking, if Autism is related to vaccinations, why did they not manifest themselves earlier? Why the sudden rise in Austim this past decade? I believe that it is a postive and encouraging sign that a lot of money is going into the research and intervention to help families out. I hope that one day we will have a cause and possibly better treatment or a cure.

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