Autism report retracted

**Cataholic** · 02-03-2010, 02:03 PM

I am one of those people that question the vaccines. The "science" changes, sometimes decade to decade. Who do you believe? When do you believe them? Do you inquire as to who paid for their study? How do you explain the increase in children with autism? Is it just really in the parent's head? Like mental disease/disorders were 50 years ago?

If your child is the one that develops autism, really, all you care about is that 'tiny risk'. Look at the advancments made with SIDS, also recently updated.

There are advances made, probably every week, in science, and elsewhere. What that can mean, and often does mean, is that the earlier research wasn't "right". It is a parent's- no, strike that- a person's right and obligation to control and monitor what goes into their body.

**Karen** · 02-03-2010, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Cataholic

I am one of those people that question the vaccines. The "science" changes, sometimes decade to decade. Who do you believe? When do you believe them? Do you inquire as to who paid for their study? How do you explain the increase in children with autism? Is it just really in the parent's head? Like mental disease/disorders were 50 years ago?

I do think some of the increase in Autism is because of different diagnosis techniques, and more recognition of the different degrees of autism and the spectrum of symptoms. I am sure I went to school with some kids 30 years ago who now would be classified as some kind of autistic, but the, unless the case was extreme, it often wasn't pursued that there was anything medically wrong.