I think special needs kids make the world a better place. They remind us what is really important in life, not to take for granted the good things that we have, and to enjoy simple things in life. By knowing them, we learn how to love better, knowing they may be limited in how they can express love in return.

Amore,

Science can prove just about anything it cares to. All you have to do is exclude whatever facts don't backup your hypothesis. Science used to prove that smoking cigarettes was harmless. If a study was done to see how many violent criminals had eaten wheat in the 12 hours prior to committing their crimes, we could conclude that bread causes violent behaviour. Have you read any of the literature which does not support vaccinations?

The following information on the levels of mercury and other preservatives is public information taken from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration web site.
Introduction

Thimerosal is a mercury-containing organic compound (an organomercurial). Since the 1930s, it has been widely used as a preservative in a number of biological and drug products, including many vaccines, to help prevent potentially life threatening contamination with harmful microbes. Over the past several years, because of an increasing awareness of the theoretical potential for neurotoxicity of even low levels of organomercurials and because of the increased number of thimerosal containing vaccines that had been added to the infant immunization schedule, concerns about the use of thimerosal in vaccines and other products have been raised. Indeed, because of these concerns, the Food and Drug Administration has worked with, and continues to work with, vaccine manufacturers to reduce or eliminate thimerosal from vaccines.

Thimerosal has been removed from or reduced to trace amounts in all vaccines routinely recommended for children 6 years of age and younger, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine (see Table 1). A preservative-free version of the inactivated influenza vaccine (contains trace amounts of thimerosal) is available in limited supply at this time for use in infants, children and pregnant women. Some vaccines such as Td, which is indicated for older children (> 7 years of age) and adults, are also now available in formulations that are free of thimerosal or contain only trace amounts. Vaccines with trace amounts of thimerosal contain 1 microgram or less of mercury per dose.
http://www.autismcoach.com/FDA%20Thimerisol%20Information.htm

FACT!!!! they are dangerous to a child's developing immune system.

FACT!!!! doctors,etc get paid bonuses to give these shots to children.

FACT!!!! you can get the disease even by being so called 'immunised' (documented/proved many times over), and sometimes from the vaccine itself (documented/proved many times over) .

Enough said - but do your own research, and don't be swept along by the mainstream hype!!!

http://www.whale.to/vaccines.html

One look at this website tells you that it was made by an amateur with minimal skill in web design. Wouldn't a reputable source have the resources to make a decent website?

"There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good."---Dr. J. Anthony Morris, former Chief Vaccine Control Officer and research virologist, US FDA

"There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway."------Dr. J. Anthony Morris (formerly Chief Vaccine Control Officer at the FDA)

"Dr. Morris was subsequently involuntarily removed from government service by FDA, and his removal was upheld after a series of hearings and appeals. June Osborne, In the Matter of Witch Hunts, 240 J.A.M.A. 1616 (October 6, 1978); and General Accounting Office, Answers to Questions on Selected FDA Bureau of Biolonics’ Regulation Activities, HRD-80-55 (1980)"

-- http://google2.fda.gov/search?q=cache:wREx8KEt9hkJ:www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000030-01-vol142.pdf+Dr.+J.+Anthony+Morris&access=p&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&lr=&client=FDAgov&site=FDAgov&proxystylesheet=FDAgov&oe=UTF-8

or

-- http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000030-01-vol142.pdf

I realize this thread is 3 years old but can I wait to get that vaccination that some people think leads to autism? Could I elect to have it at say, age 2 or 3 rather than 18 months?

I realize this thread is 3 years old but can I wait to get that vaccination that some people think leads to autism? Could I elect to have it at say, age 2 or 3 rather than 18 months?

If you have a child due for vaccines, go to the autism society to get info. There HAVE been some studies that show a correlation, but I dont think the causation has been proven beyond doubt.

"Some people believe increased exposure to thimerosal (from the addition of important new vaccines recommended for children) explains the higher prevalence in recent years. However, evidence from several studies examining trends in vaccine use and changes in autism frequency does not support such an association. Furthermore, a scientific review* by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concluded that "the evidence favors rejection of a causal relationship between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism." "

In the early 1980s, the incidence of autism was 1 in 10,000 births. By 2005, the incidence had leaped to 1 in 250 births, and today it is 1 in 150 births and still climbing.
One of the strongest links to this terrible set of disorders was a drastic change in the vaccine programs of the United States and many other countries, which included a dramatic increase in the number of vaccines being given at a very early age. No other explanation has been forthcoming from the medical elite.

At my school we have a health nurse come in and I asked her about it. She told me that 18mnths is usually the time autism shows up and is not associated with the vaccine. I was just wondering is anyone else has heard of these vaccines causing probelms.