| Vaccinations containing mercury could possibly be one | | | | years, so has the incidences of autism- in the past 10 |
| of the most harmful things we do for our children, while | | | | years, the cases of autism have increased by ten |
| trying to actually do the best for them. For a parent | | | | times. One study of lab mice showed that when levels |
| who has a child living with autism, they are familiar with | | | | of mercury were introduced to mice in levels similar to |
| the possible link that has been well publicized between | | | | what was given to children, the lab mice experienced |
| mercury, which has always been included in many | | | | extreme changes in their brain, including repetitive |
| childhood vaccinations, and autism. | | | | behaviors, almost immediately withdrawing themselves |
| What is Autism? Autism is an extremely mysterious | | | | from their surroundings, and being resistant to any kind |
| disease that has pitted doctor vs. doctor, parent vs. | | | | of change. These are characteristics of autism, leading |
| doctor, and parent vs. parent. Because there is no | | | | many parents to believe this may be a valid link |
| defined cause as of right now, everyone seems to | | | | between mercury and autism. |
| have their own opinion of what the causes and | | | | Many medical professionals though, disagree. Although |
| treatments are. Interestingly, what continues this battle | | | | the study with the mice sounds compelling, there have |
| is the fact that some children respond shockingly well | | | | been hundreds of studies done, many which do not |
| to certain treatments, while others do not, causing this | | | | show a link. The five largest studies ever done went |
| war to continue to wage. Autism is known to have | | | | five for five in showing that there was no link between |
| different effects on different children. Some of these | | | | mercury and autism, and the results were inconclusive. |
| are: difficulty with eye contact, some are easily | | | | In conclusion, many believe we should simply err on the |
| over-stimulated in even somewhat calm situations. | | | | conservative side. This is why most pharmaceutical |
| They are unable to handle loud noises or interruptions. | | | | companies are developing vaccines without mercury. |
| They often have difficulty reading signals and cues | | | | Possibly, only a handful of children retain the mercury in |
| and having proper reactions to everyday occurrences. | | | | their bodies while regularly functioning children eliminate |
| Most children with autism have the most trouble with | | | | it, which would explain why some autistic children have |
| communication, in extreme cases not being able to | | | | 20 and 25 times the recommended "safe" levels of |
| communicate at all. | | | | mercury in their bodies in testing while some children |
| Many parents agree with the link between mercury | | | | have none. These discrepancies are at the heart of |
| and autism, due to vaccinations with mercury. Some | | | | the autism debate, and all we can do is wait and pray |
| parents say that their children behaved perfectly | | | | that medical researchers will soon find a resolution to |
| normally up until the point when they were vaccinated | | | | whether vaccinations with Mercury play a role in |
| with vaccines that included mercury. As the amount | | | | autism. |
| and potency of vaccines has increased over the | | | | |