I posted the "TV Watch" when I found out about this episode. I'm so tired of people trying to hush hush hot topics. It's against the right for free speech. Not only that, we are over informed by the medical world on reassurance of vaccinations BUT at the end of the day I still stick by MY choice of when and how I'll vaccianate my child.
Well, first of all I don't think a fiction TV show is the place to debate hot topics.
Second, I have to say that by putting so much emphasis on vaccines in particular we are neglecting searching for what could be a myriad of other toxins that are the cause in our environment.
While i am the first to separate my kids vaccines, check for thermerisol in shots, and don't give any shots which are not neccessary (and you can check back on my past posts to see this) I think we are over doing the vaccine thing and the only ones it is going to hurt is kids.
What about the lead paint found on kids toys? What about food additives and the crap we eat? What about fast food? What about the chemicals we use to clean our homes? What about air pollution, water polution, pesticides?
No, the pharmacutical company is not innocent at all. Yes we need to revamp how vaccines are given but vaccines do save lives and there have been many studies done on whether vaccines cause autism. I am not a huge believe in studies because you can really find what you want to find sometimes.
I think it is wonderful that those in the autism field have made everyone take a closer look at gluten, cassien, vaccines, etc. It was a great start and a beginning point but it is time to move on.
However, I think it is time we stop perseverating over one or 2 possible causes and look at the forest, not just the few trees.
As for a TV show, I don't trust the entertainment industry to teach me about hot topics. I go to them to be entertained. Rather than education I feel they are going to provide hysteria.
If I want to watch an educational show on autism I will watch a documentary.
I am going to agree with Renee. And say again the true cause of Autism may never truly be known. I have a feeling it is going to be more of a catch all phrase when it comes to the Spectrum. The numbers are growing because the parameters for who is considered autistic is now different. The Autistic Spectrum kids the ones on the shadows of the Spectrum have always been there. But now they are actually being found. A quiet girl on the Spectrum like Cait may never have been diagnosis with being on the spectrum 20 years ago. Same with Joshua, yes he has always been a quirky kid, but the Autism thing may never have been visited, Heck he was showing many of the "symptoms' when he was little, much that now would have had dx now with your younger children. But no one blinked an eye back then.
As I have said before Josh was born with other birth defects, he was a sunny side up baby. He has been under general anesthia many times before his 3. He was not a good nurser etc. Again who knows.
I also feel there is a genetic trait to the ASDs. I can see on my family who might have made the Spectrum if it was out there years ago. My FIL , one of my cousins, maybe myself. I don't no
My 2 younger kids are NT and yet they went through the same vaccines Josh did. if not more . Ethan had gotten the rotavirus one, then they pulled that one off the market. Both of the younger 2 got the Hepatitis vaccine when newborns because that was the schedule. Josh didn't get the chicken pox vaccine till he was 4 the other 2 got it by a year old.
I posted the "TV Watch" when I found out about this episode. I'm so tired of people trying to hush hush hot topics. It's against the right for free speech. Not only that, we are over informed by the medical world on reassurance of vaccinations BUT at the end of the day I still stick by MY choice of when and how I'll vaccianate my child.
Let's see what happens come Thursday.
_Nora
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Dear Jessie,
Thanks so much for your eloquent post.
Jessie,
Thanks for this. Very interesting stuff.
Paula
-Paula
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Oh my gosh!
Well, first of all I don't think a fiction TV show is the place to debate hot topics.
Second, I have to say that by putting so much emphasis on vaccines in particular we are neglecting searching for what could be a myriad of other toxins that are the cause in our environment.
While i am the first to separate my kids vaccines, check for thermerisol in shots, and don't give any shots which are not neccessary (and you can check back on my past posts to see this) I think we are over doing the vaccine thing and the only ones it is going to hurt is kids.
What about the lead paint found on kids toys? What about food additives and the crap we eat? What about fast food? What about the chemicals we use to clean our homes? What about air pollution, water polution, pesticides?
No, the pharmacutical company is not innocent at all. Yes we need to revamp how vaccines are given but vaccines do save lives and there have been many studies done on whether vaccines cause autism. I am not a huge believe in studies because you can really find what you want to find sometimes.
I think it is wonderful that those in the autism field have made everyone take a closer look at gluten, cassien, vaccines, etc. It was a great start and a beginning point but it is time to move on.
However, I think it is time we stop perseverating over one or 2 possible causes and look at the forest, not just the few trees.
As for a TV show, I don't trust the entertainment industry to teach me about hot topics. I go to them to be entertained. Rather than education I feel they are going to provide hysteria.
If I want to watch an educational show on autism I will watch a documentary.
Renee
Okay gang.
I am going to agree with Renee. And say again the true cause of Autism may never truly be known. I have a feeling it is going to be more of a catch all phrase when it comes to the Spectrum. The numbers are growing because the parameters for who is considered autistic is now different. The Autistic Spectrum kids the ones on the shadows of the Spectrum have always been there. But now they are actually being found. A quiet girl on the Spectrum like Cait may never have been diagnosis with being on the spectrum 20 years ago. Same with Joshua, yes he has always been a quirky kid, but the Autism thing may never have been visited, Heck he was showing many of the "symptoms' when he was little, much that now would have had dx now with your younger children. But no one blinked an eye back then.
As I have said before Josh was born with other birth defects, he was a sunny side up baby. He has been under general anesthia many times before his 3. He was not a good nurser etc. Again who knows.
I also feel there is a genetic trait to the ASDs. I can see on my family who might have made the Spectrum if it was out there years ago. My FIL , one of my cousins, maybe myself. I don't no
My 2 younger kids are NT and yet they went through the same vaccines Josh did. if not more . Ethan had gotten the rotavirus one, then they pulled that one off the market. Both of the younger 2 got the Hepatitis vaccine when newborns because that was the schedule. Josh didn't get the chicken pox vaccine till he was 4 the other 2 got it by a year old.