Re: Re: C-Span Had Judicial Hearings About Vaccines Causing Autis...

[Guest guest]

Hi all:

Dallas received MMR in September '95 at age 1 yr. 2 mo. He walked at 17

months and was already spinning his plastic donuts at that time. My mother

knew some was up then. But, from age 1.5 to 2.5, he was actually beginning

to say words and animal sounds. Then he began to regress and started forming

long lines of his stuffed animals. His autism did not really " manifest "

until after his sister's birth. For a long time, we attributed his

regression to his sister's getting more attention as the baby. The doc who

formally diagnosed the autism disabused us of this notion. He didn't

recognize his sister as a person until she could walk.

Dallas will be 6 in June. He does a lot of what I've read from you guys.

Grunting, " eeeet, " " mamamama. " The only time I get " Dahdeee! " is when I make

him do something he doesn't wish to do. No interest in the potty. Keeps

most of the doors in the house shut for us. Receptive language way above

expressive. Very much into videotapes. Sits around flapping his stuffed

animals and examining his hands.

The local school has an autistic kids preschool for 4-5 yr. olds, which has

been good for learning to follow routine. We regressed last summer without

it.

So, back on topic, do I tie his autism to his shots? Yes, I think I do.

Because he definitely didn't come out of the womb autistic (at one time, it

appeared he would become a high-functioning, mildly retarded Downs kid). My

wife disagrees, noting that the diseases which MMR immunizes against are

quite deadly. My question, if I were a researcher, would be " Why are just

some kids affected? "

Zach