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I would go ahead and make sure he gets his shots. MMR vaccine has been blamed and for us ds had signs of autism when he was an infant before he got the mmr shot. No one caught it and I asked and asked about development issues and since he was born early it came down to "he needs to catch up." After he had his vaccinations he did not change in any way. He seemed to develop for the most part normally until he turned 8 and then he started to slide back--years after being vaccinated. By the time he was 10 it was like we are dealing with a tantrum throwing 2 year old at times. The pyschologist said this is normal for kids on the spectrum. Every child is different. We have found that there is a genetic factor on his dad's side going back at least 4 generations but no one else has been diagnosed yet--probably will be. I feel stupid in asking but what vaccinations were around 100 years ago that could have caused autism?

I have begun to feel also that there are some genetic factors going on. My main concern is that my son has worked so hard to get where he is now, I just didn't want to take chances with him regressing. These posts from parents with experience are most helpful. I agree with you about the vaccines not being around 100 years ago too!

Hi Angelbear, Our child was diagnosed with autism at 4-year-old and has had all the recommended vaccines (though we skipped the seasonal flu shot). When it came time for the 2nd dose of MMR I was very worried. But I honestly never thought the autism was the result of vaccines in our child's case, so I went ahead with it.

Our child experienced no side effects after the MMR last year and has been doing exceptionally well in all areas -- so I wouldn't worry too much about it, though I can empathize.

Just an opinion!

I'm pretty new to this forum, and my son hasn't been diagnosed, so i'm not sure how much my opinion will matter to you, but i've done a lot of research on vaccines as well, and i don't believe they are safe for anyone. I don't get vaccinations, and i don't give them to my children. My oldest son is the only one who ever had vaccinations as an infant and he's the one i think may have AS. Aside from the whole Autism/Vaccination debate i feel they are unsafe for other reasons as well. Their are tons of negative vaccine reactions reported each year that have nothing to do with Autism, and a lot of reactions that are not reported, or which the doctors tell the family their child's reaction is normal when in fact it is not. I would vaccinate for Rabies and Tetanus and that's about it. Here is a good website i'm not sure if you are familiar with or not. http://www.nvic.org/ Just my opinion on the topic, i hope it's helpful.

Peace.

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Actually, not to put a kink into the works, but yes vaccines were around a 100 years ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_vaccines

Anyways, that being said there is no evidence to link autism to vaccines, and all medical studies done on this area have showed no correlation. The only exception being one British medicine journal which found a link, but was later shown to use flawed methodology and was recanted by the author.

There is always the possibility that your child will have an adverse reaction to the shots. But it wont make him 'more' autistic then if you don't get him vaccinated.

In Voltaire's Letters on the English he devoted a chapter to praising the English practice of inoculating against smallpox, which France and apparently most of Europe thought was bizarre. They thought it was stupid to risk getting your child sick for an illness they may never have, but Voltaire criticized France's distrust of it, as the practice could have prevented a major outbreak of smallpox that killed many people.

Here is a link. http://www.bartleby.com/34/2/11.html

I was born in early 87 so I can't remember if I had the MMR vaccine or not, even so if I did not get it I would STILL be autistic.