| In 1993 my son was four years old and received | | | | at 6 months and 7 ½ months. Autism was |
| a diagnosis of autism. It was probably the worst | | | | very rare. |
| day of my life. | | | | In 1988, Polio and DPT was given at 3 months, |
| At the time autism was quite rare. I couldn't find | | | | DPT at 5 months and MMR was introduced at 13 |
| anyone in my local area who had it and most | | | | months+. Autism rates were still low. |
| people had never heard of it. Those that had | | | | In 1996, Polio, DPT/HIB injections were given at 2, |
| automatically thought of Dustin Hoffman in Rain | | | | 3 and 4 months, followed by MMR at 13 month +. |
| Man. The statistics then were 4 out of 10,000 - | | | | Autism rates began rising rapidly. |
| the majority of whom were boys. | | | | In 2006 - Autism pandemic |
| Fast forward to 2006 and autism is a word on | | | | The Autism Research institute have an interesting |
| everyone's lips. You may not know what it is but | | | | article saying: |
| you will have heard of it or know some family | | | | "The characteristics of autism and mercury |
| affected. Statistically it now stands at 1 out of | | | | poisoning are so similar as to suggest that many |
| 156. | | | | cases of autism are a form of mercury poisoning. |
| And the big question is WHY? | | | | For these children the exposure route is childhood |
| Could it be mercury, the second most toxic | | | | vaccines, most of which contain thimerosal. |
| substance on the planet used in many childhood | | | | Exposure to more than 62.5 micrograms of |
| vaccines as a preservative under the name of | | | | mercury within the first three months of life |
| thimerosal? | | | | significantly increases a child's risk of developing |
| I think so, and what if a bit of aluminium and | | | | some form of neuro-developmental delay such as |
| formaldehyde is mixed in for good measure? How | | | | speech and language, autism, stuttering and |
| can a young child's developing immune system | | | | attention deficit disorder". |
| possibly cope? | | | | It appears a child born in the USA in the 1990's |
| Vaccines play a very important role in eradicating | | | | would have had 75 micrograms by the time it |
| preventable communicable diseases. The theory is | | | | was 2 months old, and if this vaccinal mercury |
| if you put a weakened version of a live virus into | | | | was not excreted it migrates to the brain. |
| someone their immune system will send out | | | | Thimerosal is 49.6% ethyl mercury and has been |
| antibodies to fight. Hopefully, after a bit of a | | | | around for over 70 years but appears never to |
| tussle the antibodies win, the body remembers | | | | have been tested for safety, only efficacy. |
| the foe and should the virus attack in its full | | | | Amazingly it was banned from vaccines in dogs in |
| strength at a later stage it's prepared for battle. | | | | USA in 1992 so why did it take until 2002 ( USA) |
| What happens though if your immune system is | | | | and 2004 (UK) for children? |
| too weakened to fight? | | | | Could the answer be that to remove it as "a |
| When someone contracts a virus naturally it | | | | precautionary measure" might just suggest the |
| passes through the skin or mucous substances in | | | | autism pandemic we are currently experiencing |
| the nose and throat. The body has a bit of a | | | | was indeed man made? If so, the governments |
| warning. Childhood vaccines are injected directly | | | | and medical profession have a lot to answer for. |
| into supposedly healthy babies. There is no | | | | California boasts the best record keeping systems |
| warning. | | | | in the world. In 2004 it reported the first ever |
| Vaccines contain the weakened live virus and also | | | | nine month sustained reduction in diagnosis of |
| preservatives and stablisers including aluminium | | | | autism for children between 4 and 6 years of |
| hydroxide, aluminium hydrochloride, formaldehyde | | | | age. |
| and thimerosal, all toxic substances. | | | | These children were born from 1999 onwards |
| I don't think it's just coincidence the amount of | | | | from which time the USA made a serious effort |
| children falling under the autistic spectrum has | | | | to reduce the amount of thimerosal in childhood |
| increased with the introduction of more and more | | | | vaccines. |
| recommended childhood vaccines. Do you? | | | | Makes you think, doesn't it? |
| In UK in 1968, Polio and DPT vaccines were given | | | | |