Newsweek weighs in

Phyllis | February 25, 2009

In fact, there could be other features of vaccines that cause autism, such as “too many, too soon,” the idea that young immune systems cannot cope with the increasing amounts of viral material that kids are being given these days. In addition, there is overwhelming anecdotal evidence that there is a link between vaccines and autism. In fact, the vaccine court itself has ruled twice now that there is such a link in individual cases (Hannah Poling, and the just-announced case of Bailey Banks).

A summer job for Mike?

Phyllis | February 17, 2009

This is a measure of just how far he has come, that I am even considering this. Previous to the supplementation regimen, he was full of negative emotions all the time, and very difficult to be around. If you asked him to do anything, he would argue with you. He seemed doomed to group homes to me.

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Wall St. Journal: “Childhood vaccinations aren’t linked to autism”

Phyllis | February 13, 2009

As for what the federal vaccine court did yesterday, it denied damages to families that are claiming their children were made autistic by thimerosal and/or by the measles virus in the measles vaccine. Research is showing these theories to be invalid. But what about other elements in vaccines?

So, let’s do some more investigating! Maybe it isn’t the shots at all. Maybe it’s another environmental factor introduced since 1990, such as plastics additives.

Autism’s False Prophets by Paul A. Offit, MD, a review

Phyllis | February 4, 2009

Offit thinks the cause of autism must be genetic. Researchers are finding a collection of mutations that appear to be linked to autism. Actually my family has participated in this research. In our case, there clearly is a genetic component, with autism occuring in two generations.

But an epidemic CANNOT have a sole genetic cause. This is more logic. Mutations don’t just start happening like crazy all by themselves. There has to be something in the environment that has changed, and that started changing significantly around 1990.