A Bomb was Dropped on me Yesterday

November 20, 2008

Well, my 21 mo. old infant has been receiving early intervention

services 1x per week thanks to his vaccines. The person that

normally visits brought along her boss yesterday. After her boss

watched my son for an hour she told me that she doesn't want to alarm

me, but she also doesn't want me to be taken by surprise with a

possible Autism or PDD-NOS diagnosis. (We are currently on a long

waiting list to be seen for a comprehensive evaluation). Here I was

all along thinking that he could have ended up with Autism (comparing

my story to other Moms') if I kept vaccinating because of his

reactions at 2, 4, and 6 mo. old (this person totally agreed with me

too surprisingly!). But, I now see that he fits a lot of the

criteria now - he has slipped further and further behind over the

past several months too. The " brief " eye contact, some routines,

etc. I feel shocked, angry, sick, and horrified that I was " fooled "

by my trusted pediatrician. I even kind of feel like McCarthy

in a way because I was even questioning vaccines since the very

beginning and not " allowing " all of the new ones! Boy, was I an

idiot. McCarthy even asked her doctor if the MMR shot was

the " Autism shot! "

If anyone believes in the power of prayer, we sure could use some.

We see a DAN doctor on Wednesday. As if our finances are not hurting

enough as it is (not covered by insurance!). You can't put a price

on recovery and that is exactly what I am shooting for. I just thank

God that I've been doing what I've been doing for him all along -

organic food, gluten free/casein free diet for a month now (big

difference!), various supplements, avoiding more toxic environmental

exposure, clay baths, etc. It could be a lot worse I believe. I can

see why so many parents do not see the " bang " until after 12 mo. old

shots too (we stopped at 6 mo. old after his partial seizures and

also realized he regressed after his 2 mo. shots). Most parents are

working full-time and really don't have the time to see the gradual

changes until it is severe. Our baby had a lot of words at 12 mo.

old and slowly lost them all.

My new sister-in-law from Romania is very scared to be in this

country now. She doesn't know many people, but my son will be the

3rd victim of vaccines that she has encountered during her short time

here in this country.

I'll keep everyone posted on what happens during our doctor's appt.

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