Comments on: McCain Blames Autism on Mercury

By: i am love

i am love — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:22:00 +0000

Europe stopped using thimerasol in childhood vaccines a good 10 or so years before the US did

Just me - I am sorry to inform you - I am both an ex-pharma employee and a father of an autistic child who was born in Europe in 2001. My son got vaccinated in 2002 and he was vaccinated with mercury, even though in theory this material was supposed to be out of the market at the end of 2000.

and yes, i have to live with that knowledge all my life.

By: Autism resource | Autism Symptom

Autism resource | Autism Symptom — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:43:34 +0000

[...] Outside Beltway - John McCain recently “declared that ‘there’s strong evidence’ that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was once in many childhood vaccines, is responsible for the increased diagnoses of autism in the U.S.” Jake Tapper reports Autism Symptom News [...]

By: Why McCain’s Autism-Vaccine Quackery Is Especially Disturbing « Matt Zeitlin: Impetuous Young Whippersnapper

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:24:57 +0000

[...] John McCain endorsed the thimerosal/vaccine explanation for autism. The idea that these mercury-based vaccines are [...]

By: richard

richard — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:20:13 +0000

When will you pro mercury people get a clue!!!! You have lost because you chose to defend poison rather than children.
Now what you have left for a reputation will be even further damaged.
Why is it so hard for you to defend the little ones?
A. Child gets damaged by mercury in vaccines
B. Mercury is removed from child and child loses autism symptoms
C. families show evidence of recovery in Vaccine injury court and pro mercury people lose all credibility
Autism ABC lesson provided at no cost

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:44:00 +0000

Anna D,
When my wife was pregnant she stopped all consumption of aspartame, as was recommended by her Ob/Gyn. My son is ASD anyway.

I don't know of any study showing a link between aspartame and Autism.

By: just me

just me — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:05:21 +0000

Before you decide that you know all about autism, try living with it everyday of your childs life and see if you would then be willing to give child #2 these shots.

I do.

One reason I am also not on the thimerasol caused it all bandwagon is because Europe stopped using thimerasol in childhood vaccines a good 10 or so years before the US did, but they still saw similar numbers of diagnosis increase at the same rate the US did, that still had the ingredient in vaccines.

Also, I think you can make some pretty good observations about what doesn't cause autism, even though you can't provide what does, although once again I am going for the "it's somewhere in the genes" theory.

As for my opinion on vaccines-I think they can cause bad reactions in some kids, and I think there is a case to be made for being careful about what ingredients we use in them, and I also am not a big fan of giving kids 3-5 different shots in one appointment.

I had all my kids before my son was diagnose and all were fully vaccinated, so vaccine schedules became moot, but if I had a 5th child (not planning to though) I would still vaccinate, but I would choose to vaccinate on a schedule that was spread out, starting with deseases still active in the US and most dangerous to infants, but would still end up with a fully vaccinated child.

I just think most of the desire to blame vaccines for autism are parents looking for something to blame.

By: Blissful Knowledge

Blissful Knowledge — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:51:25 +0000

EVERY TIME I THINK I'M OUT, THEY PULL ME BACK IN...

Sigh. Did John McCain really have to throw a bone to the discredited mercury-mongers? A further data point that you......

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:17:03 +0000

Not every child is adversely affected by vaccines but some are. Check out the news story today about 3 infants who just died after receiving their vaccines all from the same doctor's office. Not every obese person gets diabetes - does that mean that obesity doesn't contribute to diabetes?

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:13:34 +0000

Anna,
I never drank diet sodas - pregnant or not. My son slipped deep into autism at age 2 1/2. Don't tell me what DOESN'T cause autism until you tell me what does.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:11:09 +0000

Maybe you should check out this link. http://www.newsmax.com/health/vaccines_cause_autism/2008/03/03/77315.html

By: Anna D

Anna D — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:10:12 +0000

To Jennifer Doll, my son has been getting the flu vaccine since he was 9 or 10 (a decade). I've been taking it for 15 years. I'm sorry your kid has autism, but look elsewhere for the cause. Like pregnant women drinking diet sodas.

By: Anna D

Anna D — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:06:19 +0000

I had my pediatrician give my son every mandatory vaccine when he was an infant and I also had him get some that were not mandatory at the time (e.g., hepatitis B) because vaccines save lives. Vaccines may have rare side effects, but overall, they are sound public health policy.

By: Anna D

Anna D — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:02:41 +0000

My theory is that aspartame is responsible for the increased incidence of autism. What did pregnant women who were trying to control their weight gain during pregnancy drink in the 80's and 90's (and to this day)?

By: Paddy

Paddy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:19:21 +0000

McCain's science advisors whould be fired. They are keeping him in the dark and feeding him shit, e.g. global warming and the dange from vaccines.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:12:37 +0000

I read an article that was an overview of current research studies being done into autism-and one interesting research study being conducted was a survey of maternal illeness during pregnancy, and whether and what medications may have been used and at what point in pregnancy.

I've been particularly interested in studies linking Terbutalene and/or Magnesium Sulfate, given to the mother late in the pregnancy, with Autism. My wife received both drugs at different points in her pregnancy with my PDD-NOS son.

http://www.usautism.org/terbutlaline_interview_autism_one_radio_082305.htm