Wednesday, February 25, 2009

another vaccine case

It seems the jury may still be out on vaccines, as far as many people in the autism world feel. And just when it appeared to be definitively decided that vaccines are not the causation culprit by the federal "Vaccine Court" in Washington on February 12, there is a new report on the Huffington Post about yet another case of the MMR vaccine causing an autism spectrum disorder, PDD-NOS. http://www.huffungtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-ir-and-david-kirby/vaccine-court-autism-deba b 169673.html

This is such an emotional debate and not likely to be settled by the "special masters of the court" in Washington. But it does seem that we have to look beyond vaccines to the other possible toxins and infectious agents in our environment that effect all of us, and cause such serious problems for the most susceptible of us. There are so many possibilities and not enough research being done or oversight on the federal level to determine the negative impact of being exposed to such a wide range of toxins. Think about all the antibiotics, anti-depressants, blood pressure drugs, etc. that are being prescribed, consumed, and eliminated into the system that provides our drinking water. Then there are the phalates in plastics, the toxic waste of the computer industry, air pollution and God knows what else. We all need to get serious about searching for the causes of autism because the increase in incidence is growing astronomically and affects the resources of every community.


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