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Started 3 years ago by Motorist
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Motorist
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Opinions?
I have an autistic nephew so I've followed her news appearances for a while now. I've heard the vaccine as an autism trigger before and I've heard that doctors have ruled it out but the conspiracy theorist wonders if it's really true. If it was, would the doctors or pharmaceutical companies tell us? Or would they only tell us after the federal government made it so that nobody (everybody) could sue them for it. That would be one hell of a class action suit.
As for her son recovering from autism, this is the first I've heard about it an the methods she sort of describes so I'll have to learn more about it.

Posted 3 years ago #
Andrew Hall
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Motorist wrote I've heard the vaccine as an autism trigger before and I've heard that doctors have ruled it out but the conspiracy theorist wonders if it's really true. If it was, would the doctors or pharmaceutical companies tell us? Or would they only tell us after the federal government made it so that nobody (everybody) could sue them for it. That would be one hell of a class action suit.
Doctors would.
The science on the autism-vaccine link was junk. The epidemiological data is not some secret. It is a sad reality that autism manifests mysteriously and suddenly at around the same time frame as the MMR vaccine is given. What started as a good piece of inquiry took on a life of it own.
There are different degrees of autism and differing accuracies of diagnosis. Without knowing more about either, it is hard to judge the cure mentioned. I hope it is something and I really hope it is not another false hope.
A.

Posted 3 years ago #
Bear
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I have an autistic niece, and my wife's best friend from hs has an autistic daughter, so I follow it a bit too.
I think there's a kernel of truth there, namely, that diet has a substantial impact on the extent to which autism is expressed in autistics. People have had good luck taming the worst symptoms with e.g. gluten-free diets.
But I haven't heard that called a "cure" by anyone. Well, by anyone else.
When I've seen Jenny McCarthy on panels talking about autism, my conclusion has been that her heart's in the right place. But her take on vaccines and cures tends to be at odds with that of the experts in the field who come on to discuss these issues.

Posted 3 years ago #
chaptal
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My son has autism. If she says her son is 'cured' I'd like to see some before and after evidence. What were his symptoms, and what is he like now?
I'm not sold on vaccine schedules, at one point my son had six shots in one day. I'm not sure if that's safe for anyone. I do doubt they caused his condition.
We tried diets, but my son has an eating disorder as well.
He's very lucky to be where he is at CPS, in special needs kindergarten. He's made some excellent progress while there.

Posted 3 years ago #
Ebeth
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Autism is my career so I follow the news and research as closely as I can.
As far as vaccines go, correlation does not equal causation. In fact, the authors of the original study linking vaccines to Autism have retracted their statements. I'm certainly not opposed to a modified schedule. As far as I know, the only reason to give so many vaccines at once is to make it easier on parents and ensure that kids get all they need. The idea is that the fewer visits needed the more likely parents will be to make it to all of them. I know many people who have worked out a different schedule with their pediatricians though. Over the years, vaccines have become safer and safer. The vaccines we received as children were far more dangerous than the ones kids are receiving today. That doesn't add up with the increase in diagnosis if vaccines are the cause or trigger in my opinion.
As far as the GFCF diet and other bio-medical treatments, there just isn't any research to support them. I have seen a child that seemed to respond favorably to the GFCF diet, but there is no way to prove that it was the reason for positive changes. I have seen countless children that showed no changes at all. It is extremely difficult for me to believe that Autism could be cured by a diet or any other bio-medical intervention. OSU is involved in research on some bio-medical interventions. I think that in the future we may be able to use this research to help alleviate some symptoms of Autism in some of the people affected. Unfortunately right now, bio-medical is a trial and error business. Some of it is harmless and some of it is life-threatening.
I've rambled on long enough. If anyone is interested in reading research on these subjects, I'd more than happy to help track articles down for you. As you can see from the long post, I'm also willing to discuss anytime. :lol:

Posted 3 years ago #
Ndcent
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It's really hard to take someone seriously when they say "friggin" on national TV.

Posted 3 years ago #
Coremodels
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Ndcent wrote It's really hard to take someone seriously when they say "friggin" on national TV.
*waits for Palin to use "friggin" during tonight's debate...

Posted 3 years ago #
KSquared
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Ebeth wrote correlation does not equal causation.
This cannot be emphasized enough.

Posted 3 years ago #
Cookie
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KSquared wrote
Ebeth wrote correlation does not equal causation.
This cannot be emphasized enough.
Neither can this:
Jenny McCarthy

Posted 3 years ago #
chaptal
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Cookie wrote
KSquared wrote
Ebeth wrote correlation does not equal causation.
This cannot be emphasized enough.
Neither can this:
Jenny McCarthy
I do not deny her decisions, but I question her credibility.

Posted 3 years ago #
AmyD
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i find that i like it when someone says "friggin" on tv. though i'd rather they just use the real word.

Posted 3 years ago #