Study Finds Link Between Wi-Fi and Autism

vaccines do not cause autism. the "finding" was later retracted as the information proved faulty. for developmental reasons, autism begins to present itself around the same age as when a child is scheduled to get those "fearful" vaccinations. it doesn't mean that the vaccines cause it to occur-- it is that after the autistic child gets the vaccines they have simultaneously reached the age when the first symptoms of autuism begin to show. be discerning in your acceptance of ill-founded claims and listen first to pediatricians who, surprisingly enough to some of you out there, do not have some evil-scientist agenda to harm your children. just because there's enough ignorance in the limelight to make it seem like a viable notion doesn't mean it holds weight. the "natural" food and drug industry stands to make a killing in promoting this ignorance so that consumers will turn to their products and their ministrations as "safer" alternatives which in turn contributes greatly to the collective hype. please let's not add this to the dumbing down of america already in progress.

Does anyone have any statistics on children receiving vaccines vs. children that didn't? I know there are parents out there that take the risk of not getting vaccines, and with good reason. I believe vaccines play a big roll in autism, although environmental factors could play a minimum roll. My babies are grown and healthy, thank God, but if I had to do it over again, I'd be thinking twice about vaccines. Also, why is mercury in vaccines?

Lee and Mark are the perfect couple.
Tis the season!
Sherry

and no, doctors can't cure the diseases that vaccines are intended to prevent. dear god, there's so much ignorance out there. not vaccinating your children not only puts them at risk but would eventually put other children at risk as well-- including the other unvaccinated ones in your household. unless you want a return to the prevalence of these illnesses in our nation's children, do the right thing by them and get them vaccinated. especially since my children are going to be out there playing with them.

For those who are wanting support for more research in Autism you have a funny way of encouraging people to join your fight. Name calling and insults to someone who lack the knowledge you have will not influence someone to help. So, before you fly off the handle again, just educate people without the nasty comments. Because the way you people responded I wouldn't give a dime to your cause. (Not really, but how did that feel)

What about prescription drugs, vaccines, over the counter drugs, food additives, meat treated with antibiotics (while the animal was alive) all consumed by the parent over time?

If anyone said yes to the survey that means they are on line and might be a little less cognitive than others.

Anybody that agrees with this survey are in the same boat. They said simular things about TV several years ago.

You never hear about kids being mentally retarded anymore, or a "slow" learner. There used to be a lot of those. But they have been lumped into the "autistic" bucket. The term "autisism" is so broad that it covers a lot of disabilities. So, when it is said that a child is autistic, I don't really have a clue as to what that really means. That is why it appears than there are more autistic children.

Lee, as a parent of an autistic child, I sympathize with you because there is no treatment or cure for stupidity caused by self- inflicted ignorance.

I believe I read that they no longer use mercury in vaccinations.

The massive amounts of hormones and antibiotics given to live stock and poultry since the 1960's coupled with a decrease in breast feeding since the turn of the century. More babies rasied on overmedicated cows milk instead of mothers.

There have been a lot of studies done showing that heavy metals may be a contributing factor or possible cause of autism. I for one believe it to be a very viable possibility. There are metals in the vaccines - which can cause brain chemistry changes. Cell phones also have magnets which can bring heavy metal toxicity to specific areas of the brain. Why not wi-fi frequencies? Just because we can not see them doesn't mean they are harmless. Children can have adverse reactions to vaccines and many medical professionals may not even know how to diagnose it until the second or third vaccine and a more severe reaction results. Having a child with heavy metal toxicity and autistic symptoms undiagnosed or misdiagnosed can be most frustrating. Finding answers and getting help can be overwhelming. How many health professionals have children with autism? That would be interesting to find out. I read a study about dental hygienists and heavy metal toxicity which was very interesting, are their children more in danger of autism. If vaccines, cell phones and wi-fi weren't money makers how fast do you think they would be off the market with the first of the research? Vaccines are believed to help keep diseases down, but has anyone ever really researched the vaccines themselves and how they originated? Why do we give vaccines to infants who have virtually no immune systems to speak of? There are many children who have adverse reactions to vaccines that are never brought to media attention. For me, I may not be able to eliminate all the possible causes of toxins, but being aware that there is a possibility of a health concern will definitely help me to make a more informed choice.

Relax about Lee..You know you meet or hear about one asshole a day..Thanks Lee we all heard you

"Autism" is a phony-baloney, mythological "disease." It was invented by psychologists to provide an excuse to prescribe dangerous, EXPENSIVE drugs.

Look up the "symptoms," and you'll see what a bunch of BS this is!

Wow, this has to be the single most childish Autism scare I've ever heard of. Oh, what's next? Saying if a child has a liking towards banannas they're going to turn into a monkey? Claims that Wi-Fi cause Autism makes just as much sense as that correlation.

BTW, people have had Autism long before Wi-Fi was made as mainstream as it is now. I can't wait to see what other silly hysteria you'll come up with next though. You can't say Autism curbies don't have an imagination.

Of course the Wi-Fi theory is rubbish. There have been generations of people with Asperger's Syndrome in my family.

Asperger's Syndrome is a very recent addition to the range of diagnoses of Autism.

Only my youngest children and grandchildren were born recently enough for a diagnosis to be available in their childhood. IMO this is what has skewed the statistics. I believe that most adults with Asperger's Syndrome are not diagnosed and are therefore not included in the statistics for autism rates in previous decades.

If the year of birth of newly-diagnosed children and adults were used to organise the statistics I believe that the apparent epidemic would vanish. As it is, if I, my father and my grandfather were to be officially diagnosed we would add to the apparent current 'epidemic' instead of, respectively, autism rates for the nineteen-fifties, nineteen-thirties and eighteen-nineties!

There was a school district in MN that was doing a study on autism. It was found that children that lived close to a high voltage area greatly increased the chances of having an autistic child.
Shame on anyone that would even suggest drug use as a factor!

I have my own thoughts about Autism. I really think in the last 20yrs with all of our high tech.medicine and preventive birth defects we have created something new that we cant seem to understand even thogh it's right in front of us..I heard about the mecury and the radio waves..Maybe its a combination of both..Old school medicine and high tech..Sona grams and so on..30yrs ago I remember my professor who worked for NASA space program, said he wouldnt go near any radio transmiting antenna or high power lines because they still didnt know the affects on the human body..he believed their was great affects..Metals in vacines(old school) and high tech(Sonograms) dont mix..I hope some High Tech Scientist and Enginers and doctors get together and figure this out...Gary

Regarding the link between vaccinations and autism, I think it's important to look at the 1998 study that posited this. It was one very limited study, with less than 15 subjects. While I do not discount that vaccinations may in some way be linked to autism, a single study of that size cannot substantiate the link. It also would not account for the children who exibit signs of autism before they were vaccinated or who were never vaccinated. A study of that size on any matter would not be enough in itself to amount to much scientific weight.

It is all Bush's fault. That and second-hand smoke.