The Vaccine Debate

Last month, a court decision involving a girl with both autism and mitochondrial dysfunction stated that her autism was caused by vaccines she recieved when she was 19 months old. Mitochondrial dysfunction may be the most common medical condition associated with autism, occurring in somewhere between 7.2 and 20 percent of autistics. See the full article entitled "Father: Child's case shifts autism debate" on AJC.com.

This means that for at least a large group of the autistic population (those with "mitochondrial autism"), early vaccines may in fact be to blame. The mainstream media has been taking it for granted for years that vaccinations have no connection to autism and instead asking (quite condescendingly) why parents seem to think there's a connection.

According to a Skeptical Enquirer article entitled "Vaccines and Autism: Myths and Misconceptions":

Multiple independent lines of evidence all point in the same direction: vaccines in general, and thimerosal in particular, do not cause autism, which rather likely has its roots in genetics.

So one side says that vaccines can cause autism, at least in some cases, and the other says it's genetic. Why can't both be true? Actually, doesn't there anti-vaccination argument imply that autism is genetic? Vaccinations obviously don't give everyone autism, but maybe they exacerbate problems in those already genetically predisposed to have autism. With roughly 1 in 150 children having some form of ASD and at least 1 in 100 boys on the spectrum, any connection established between vaccines and autism is serious.

If you haven't already, you might want to look into some type of detox program to rid yourself or your child of heavy metal deposits. Though I can't vouch for it personally, Detoxamin looks like a good place to start. It's on the right track anyway.

Personally, I have to make sure get enough magnesium or I'll become agitated and twitchy. The best way I've found to get it when I need it is by mixing a mouthful of cocoa with water and swallowing! It's great! Just be careful not to get too much caffeine; you'll probably need another source of magnesium like pumpkin seeds or something.