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I for one would like to see these "1000's" of children who have had autism exorcized from their bodies. Becuase as far as my research, and my reading, autism is a NEURO-logical learning disability, which is not something that can be drained from the body like blood.

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I have a moderatly autistic child, and I don't think it has anything to do with vaccines. I find it sad, that people think that it is just vaccines. People are not open to look outside the box to other possiblilities. I know kids who have autism who have, unfortunatly, never been vaccinated. So what causes it? Why do those people who think that vaccines cause autism and what is their theory for those who have no vaccines and are autisitc?

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Very true. Vaccines were made for a reason, and are given for a reason. We are not God and cannot control who does and does not get infected with a potentially fatal disease. We are human, and to prevent getting any type of potentially fatal disease is to shelter ourselves and our children. I have 1 child who I vaccinated with the scheduled time frames. He is healthy, although he is autistic. In Washigton, mercury is banned from all shots, so I will NOT say that it was due to vaccines. I know autistic children who are not vaccinated. His biological father has disorders and an autistic cousin. But this is another issue. He has not bad reactions, and wasn't diagnosed until he was 2. I was vaccinated and had chicken pox. No biggie. I can understand wanting to spread out the time frame, but not vaccinating your child at all is a selfish act, and in my opinion bad parenting. One who does not only care about them selves and not the well being or health and safety of their children and those in their community. Those who do not vaccinate their children, will feel horrible if your child get pertussis or something else.

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