I have a slightly unusual situation. My second son abruptly stopped babbling the day after he received a round of infant vaccinations. He didn't speak at all until he was almost 3, and when he did, he used no consonants. I suppose people could argue coincidence, but I don't buy it. He received an overload to his system that affected his development.
I have not allowed him any shots since, although I do not intend for him to remain unvaccinated forever. But autism and PDD are virtually unheard of developing in children over 6 who haven't displayed symptoms, so I think it is in my son's best interest to wait. I did ask my pediatrician if we could split up the MMR and give the components separately, but she told me the separate shots were unavailable. So the parent who wants to vaccinate, but in a potentially safer way, is refused.
Like a pp mentioned, there are very few shots I refuse, and many others I delay. Given the history of my children (speech and gross motor delays), I feel most comfortable with that approach. After witnessing what my son went through, it is entirely possible that he would be a child succeptible to autism or PDD that was vaccine-induced (even dr.s admit that vaccines may trigger problems in succeptible children, but no one can identify those who are succeptible until after the shots are administered and it is usually too late). Is a permanently disabled child an asset to society?
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I have a slightly unusual situation. My second son abruptly stopped babbling the day after he received a round of infant vaccinations. He didn't speak at all until he was almost 3, and when he did, he used no consonants. I suppose people could argue coincidence, but I don't buy it. He received an overload to his system that affected his development.
I have not allowed him any shots since, although I do not intend for him to remain unvaccinated forever. But autism and PDD are virtually unheard of developing in children over 6 who haven't displayed symptoms, so I think it is in my son's best interest to wait. I did ask my pediatrician if we could split up the MMR and give the components separately, but she told me the separate shots were unavailable. So the parent who wants to vaccinate, but in a potentially safer way, is refused.
Like a pp mentioned, there are very few shots I refuse, and many others I delay. Given the history of my children (speech and gross motor delays), I feel most comfortable with that approach. After witnessing what my son went through, it is entirely possible that he would be a child succeptible to autism or PDD that was vaccine-induced (even dr.s admit that vaccines may trigger problems in succeptible children, but no one can identify those who are succeptible until after the shots are administered and it is usually too late). Is a permanently disabled child an asset to society?
April 15, 2008 - 8:48amThis Comment
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