Comments on: Vaccines Did Not Cause my Son’s Autism

By: Guilty Secret

Guilty Secret — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:57:00 +0000

That was beautifully-written and very informative. It made me angry (for you, not at you!) and sad, and happy all in turn.

By: Wayward Son

Wayward Son — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:50:00 +0000

It is disconcerting when others feel free to regret our choices based on their lives. It is even scarier to think that another parent would forgo vaccines thinking that because you have a vaccinated child with Autism they will be able to sidestep the issue—extremely faulty logic, no?

On the flip side it is uplifting that you are choosing to deal with Autism through love. It is clear to me that you love your son completely and that is all that really matters. It is not as though raising children is a breeze for anyone or any condition.

Damn, you have gone and made me think of something besides myself again!

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:27:00 +0000

My son, too, is on the autism spectrum. I have evidence that he was wired that way from the start. As with the many families I know who have kids "on the spectrum" we have had to go through a process of digesting this information and coming to terms with it. People do it at different rates and in different ways. I heard a speaker just last week who talked about the different "camps" of families of autistic kids. I leaned over to my friend and whispered - "I'm glad you're in the 'whatever' camp with me!" I love my guy! He's great. I just try to be the best parent I can be to him, as I do with my daughter, who I parent a bit differently.
XOXOXO

By: bella

bella — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:17:00 +0000

i know so little really about autism. Much of what I do "know" has come from the media and I am quite aware of the vaccine question. in my work as a doula the issue of vaccines and its link to all sorts of things it hotly debated.
I find it quite brave of you to speak your truth. When things happen that hurt us or surprise us, we want a "reason", explanation, someone or something to blame. It takes a courage to just let what is be what it is.
As usual, I am just a little bit in awe of you.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:44:00 +0000

I get just as annoyed when people ask if twins run in our family ...

You could easily write around these posts for an essay to sell ...

By: Casdok

Casdok — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:17:00 +0000

The signs for my son were always there to.

By: bella

bella — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:57:00 +0000

I know little about autism.
I deeply respect that you are speaking your truth here and offering your voice and experience.
I have heard much in the media about the vaccine "connection" and in my work as a doula the debate roars loudly.
It is hard to not have someone or something to blame. That you have taken to your heart and loved in full your son, just as he is, without "reason" or explanation is quite stunning and moving. I am just a little in awe of this kind of courage.

By: Autismville

Autismville — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:02:00 +0000

I hear ya ... My little guy showed signs of autism from early on too and never really displayed any sort of "reaction" to a vaccine. Did the vaccines cause or contribute to his autism? I don't know? Did the wires I drove under or the cell phone I talked on or the cheetohs I ate or genetics or some weird virus or the laundry detergent I used or the material of his pj's or my breast milk or the carpet or paint in my house ... on and on I go...

I really, really don't know...