Hi I am new to the site. I have a three year old son who turns four on August 28th. So soon he is schedule to get his next MMR shot. I am extremely nervous. When we went to see the neurologist he said since there is no absolute proof that autism is link to the MMr shot I need to get him vaccinated. He started showing signs of autism around his second birthday. My son talked more at one then he does now. All he does is babble or scream. My thing is I really believe the shot did this to him. I had gone through many depression times feeling guilty. I feel as if I am bringing him to the doctor for another dose of poison, to tear my connection with my son even more apart. My question is do I have a choice? What would you do? Has anyone had this same dilema? Thank you for all the responses. I am going to get a waiver untill I decide if I want to split the shots up just yet. Marilya, I am also from Texas so I am going to look that up. Right now there is alot of research on the issue. I would hate to go get the shot then oops they discover it is the pulprit. Better safe than sorry. Thank you for letting me know I have a choice!!The answer is - yes you have a choice. You don't HAVE to have them, but you will need a doctor to sign a release to allow him into school without it....or you could have the shot broken into individual shots. We are trying to have another child and I will vaccinate, but I won't do them all at the same time and the MMR will DEFINITELY be broken apart.
I would definitely pull them apart and do them one at a time with a time period between them
This has been discussed quite often on this board. You can use the search button and find many discussions about strategies to deal with the vaccinations in ways that will allow you peace of mind. Best wishes and welcome.jeeze, i thought shots were manditory (well some) at least for collage, then again i never questioned it, just went along with what was occuring. Ya know... im a firm beleiver in nature and nurture, environmental and genetics is what makes us us. Thier is no definitive link, but it sounds like the mercruy triggers some genetic abnormality that causes problems, guess u gotta way the potential benifit and the potential risk, personally, i would have no idea what to do in your position, to many variables.
You can get a waiver from health dept. to refuse vaccines..check out your states requirements. They last 2 years and the school accepted mine without blinking an eye at it:) It is a personal choice:)
Janice,
Of course, it's your decision. But for me, personally, if I "knew the shot did this to him" I would never give him another. No matter what the doctor says.
From what I've read (and I'm definitely no expert), if you've had a previous reaction to a vaccine, the chances are higher that you will have a reaction to further vaccines.
Here in Texas, we can fill out an exemption form. From what I hear, it's really easy. That is what I would do if I needed to enroll my son in school.
I don't know that the vaccines caused my son's problems. He had no obvious adverse reactions, but since they COULD have caused it, I don't plan to ever give him anymore. Except, probably a tetanus shot if he needed one due to injury.
As has been mentioned, you can have the shots separated.
FWIW, my son had a few words, too, and started losing them around his second birthday...and he hadn't been immunized yet. He now babbles, and has only spoken three intelligeble words since age two. He's had two rounds of shots since April, and he seems no worse for the wear. Actually, now that I think about it, those two instances (one two word phrase) came AFTER he was immunized.
That said, if you truly feel the shot has harmed your child, I would seriously look into spacing out and separating up the shots, and getting them in allergy-free versions. HTH!