MMR jab proven to cause autism... or not?

Question

my child is due to have this, but i am still not sure whether there are real links to developing autism after having this jab and im worried. i have heard that people link these 2 things because signs of autism start to show in an autistic chold around the time that all children have the mmr jab. have your children had this and did anything happen?

Answer 1

There are no links whatsoever. The original research which alleged a possible link was deeply flawed, and written by someone who was being employed by a legal team attempting to sue a vaccine manufacturer and needed the evidence to fit the claim. There have been endless studies since and none have linked MMR with autism.



The main problem arises out of coincidence. We are now better at diagnising autism, and it also first appears at about the same time as the MMR jab is given.

Answer 2

The report that came out re: the links between mmr and autism was written without most of the facts. It wasn't researched very well and is based more on opinion than anything else. Officials are now calling for it's withdrawal. And also, if the jab DID cause autism, then surely not having it is going to be sooo much worse as any inoculation doses you up with a small amount of the virus so you build the antibodies to fight it. Imagine would could happen if the child caught one of the diseases!

Answer 3

this used to keep me up at night i was so confused. i read a study (i tried to find it for you but couldn't sorry) that said there was a link between the child's immune system and autism, they studied cultures from the intestines (because apparently 80% of the immune system is situated there) and found that children with lower amounts of prebiotics or probiotics i cant remember which were more incline to have residue from the MMR in their gut and that this was what could lead to autism. they went on to say that the findings weren't conclusive enough but that they believed that autism was to do with the immune system and that the health benefits of MMR far outweighed the risks. to cut a long story short i had my son inoculated he is now 17 months old. i think its really coincidence as the symptoms of autism seem to appear from around 18 to 24 months and this is the case for even those children who have autism that are not inoculated. i also have a few friends in the health industry and they strongly advised me to go ahead with the inoculation.

hope you make the right decision. good luck

Answer 4

My friend has a daughter who is Autistic and whilst she made the choice to have the MMR and not look back she can't help but think that it caused it. Autism is apparently more prevalent in boys and the bacteria linked to it which lives in the bowel can lie dormant for ever or be triggered by this jab, apparently. You have to think that the MMR jab that people went loopy about is one which contains Mercury. Mercury, used as a preservative so that they can stock pile drugs, can not be absorbed by the human body. It's impossible! Why put something like that in a jab for tots?!? My son had singles. I couldn't bring myself to do, regardless of the fact that they had since said it was safe. (Why have the government since stopped including Mercury in the new formulation of the jab? Makes you wonder, doesn't it!?!) Can you find out from the Doctor's if the jab is Mercury free? I wasn't going to risk it anyway. Either way, do something. The illnesses themselves, particularly Measles, can be deadly or cause blindness. Make the decision, and soon. Good luck!

Answer 5

I had the exact same worries a few yrs ago with my son. My mother is a nurse and she went to the hospital study library and took out a book for me to read. It was basically about injections that they didn't want the public to know about. It said that although there is no proven link to autism, there are definately enough claims and cases to raise public concern. However these links are with children given the vaccine at 1 yrs old. Also there are no links to autism in children given the vaccine at 2 yrs old or older. So I went along to my health visitor for normal clinic and was asked if I was getting my child vaccinated. Having watched several other women get the raised eyebrows and the talk when they said they weren't sure I said that I wouyld not be giving him the vaccine. She was just starting the talk when I spouted out what I had read and that I would be giving him the vaccine when he was 2. She was speechless and guess what? No talk. I was completely left alone and not questioned again on the subject. My son had the vaccine at 2 and all was well. Whatever your decision, let it be your decision. Don't let anyone talk you into doing what you don't feel right with. Do your research bearing in mind that vaccinations can be a good idea and make your own educated choice. Good luck x

Answer 6

The research was proven to be totally flawed, but this fact didn't get the same exposure as the original claim that the MMR caused Autism. If your child contracts any of these diseases it is much more dangerous.

Both my kids had the jab and were fine. There is no good reason not to have it now.

Answer 7

The fact is that we don't know. Autism isn't the only concern when it comes to vaccines... diabetes, arthritis and asthma have also been linked back to vaccines. Yet, not enough research has been done on the subject to be able to prove anything.



Take each of the illnesses and research them. They are not nearly as scary as some would lead us to believe. With better nutrition and better sanitation, death rates for these illnesses became very low. This was in the 60's before the introduction of the vaccine.



And, you can sign a waiver for school. Get informed, do your research, read some books... Once you give the vaccine, you can't take it back... but you can always give it later. be sure about your desision before going through with it and don't let anyone (including doctors and nurses) scare you into thinking otherwise.

Answer 8

hey well my son is 3 in august and he had the mmr jab and he is fine he had a touch of flu like symptoms afterwards and was a little grumpy but what boy isnt lol but no he was fine and still is. i think at the moment no1 knows really what the jabs do. however my friend is due to have her little ones jabs done and because she is slightly worried she is paying to have them done seprate if you have the money and are worried in any way maybe this is the way to go hope this all helps xxxxx

Answer 9

My kids have not had the 'jab'. It is not particularly to do with the autism link. It is simply because I feel it is wrong to overload tiny bodies with cocktails of drugs. As someone above me said, do your research on the individual diseases and possible side effects of these and the jabs themselves. Also bear in mind that they do not make you fully immune to a disease; a doctor when collared will admit to that; mine did. Take your time, do not be pressured by anyone, and make an informed choice. In these days of information overload, I wish you luck..

Answer 10

mine had the jab. I work with people with autism and to be honest i believe that it is just better diagnosis, thus increasing the number of confirmed cases, years ago it was very difficult to get a specialist to confirm that diagnosis as they werent even sure autism existed as a condition. There is a very big spectrum of autism and even dyslexia is on the autistic spectrum, so if you count everyone with dyslexia then there is copious amounts! The other connection is that many people with more severe autism have lots of stomach/bowel problems, especially chrones disease (vastly undiagnosed) one of these been related to measles, people who catch measles are more likely to get chrones, so some people connect the jabs live measles dose with aquiring this bowel condition thus relating it to autism. I personnaly dont believe there is a connection as it is a behavioural disorder and there fore i cant fathom a connection, and the consequence of measles mumps and rubella infections can be severe themselves, however saying that, you have to weigh up the odds and i would suggest disscusing it with your health visitor to properly put your mind at ease, or decide against the jab. Good luck, hope to have been some help.

Answer 11

My daughter had the MMR and is autism free.

It really is a shame that a life saving vaccination has such an awful reputation. I believe wholeheartedly that it is safe, the doctors wouldn't still be giving it if it were going to cause something like autism, would they?

Answer 12

There is no link between the MMR and Autism. The studies were shown to be completely bogus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_controversy#The_MMR_controversy



That said, it is a nasty jab and the side-effects (mild versions of the diseases) go on for weeks!!

Answer 13

If a child does not have the mmr and gets one of the diseases it protects them from then it could die - I would preffer an autistic child to a dead one so all 4 of my children had the jab and are fine.

Answer 14

I don't know if that is proven yet, but the MMR was the ONLY vaccine that my son had trouble with. He got a 105 degree fever for 3 days and ended up dehyydrated and hosptialized. Its almost not worth it.

Answer 15

My brother started showing signs of autism at two months old. He had not had his MMR shot.

Answer 16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMR_vaccine



Every study since the original Wakefield has found no evidence whastoever of any link between MMR and autism.

Answer 17

i'm in the same position as you and also worried. i really don't know if there is a link but obviously don't want my baby having the jab if it is. thanks for asking a q i wanted to know x

Answer 18

The link has not been conclusively proven.

And not having the MMR can kill him if he contracts one of the three diseases.

Also...a lot of schools will want him to have it before he can even go to school.

Answer 19

please allow your child to have his/her jab, i swear there will be an epidemic soon, with so many people not vaccinating there children.