Single MMR vaccines

Firstly, I am sorry to hear that your child was affected by the vaccine. The NHS Choices page has some information about rare vaccine side effects and these include fevers. It seems that all of these incidents should be reported on the Yellow Card scheme. ( www.nhs.uk/.../reporting-side-effects.aspx )

As AlienorMary says, autism is commonly an inherited condition. If you believe that the vaccine caused the autism then may I ask if you have eliminated inherited autism from your investigations? There is a simple test at aspergerstest.net/.../ that is regularly used by forum members to identify familial or individual's autism.

One of the possible mechanisms is that a fever, from whatever cause, could bring an underlying autism predisposition into play. It could be that any childhood fever or other allergic/intolerance reaction could have this effect and since practically all children get fevers at some point the autism would have become apparent sooner or later.

One of the factors in the combined MMR vaccine is that the child gets multiple exposures at the same time rather than three separate exposures. It is possible that the overall risk of the combined single shot is greater than a single vaccine but less than three separate vaccinations. It is possible that the scientists view is that this is a net benefit and that, overall, the health benefits are positive and that they have not found any detectable increase in autism when comparing the combined vaccination with the comparative group that received three separate vaccinations.

I am writing as a late diagnosed autistic parent with autism whose children received the mmr vaccine. Their autistic tendencies are no greater than mine and I am comfortable that my autism can be traced back through my father's family's known eccentricities.

It would help if you could describe, with a little more detail, the degree of autism in your child and their behaviour before and after the vaccination.

Firstly, I am sorry to hear that your child was affected by the vaccine. The NHS Choices page has some information about rare vaccine side effects and these include fevers. It seems that all of these incidents should be reported on the Yellow Card scheme. ( www.nhs.uk/.../reporting-side-effects.aspx )

As AlienorMary says, autism is commonly an inherited condition. If you believe that the vaccine caused the autism then may I ask if you have eliminated inherited autism from your investigations? There is a simple test at aspergerstest.net/.../ that is regularly used by forum members to identify familial or individual's autism.

One of the possible mechanisms is that a fever, from whatever cause, could bring an underlying autism predisposition into play. It could be that any childhood fever or other allergic/intolerance reaction could have this effect and since practically all children get fevers at some point the autism would have become apparent sooner or later.

One of the factors in the combined MMR vaccine is that the child gets multiple exposures at the same time rather than three separate exposures. It is possible that the overall risk of the combined single shot is greater than a single vaccine but less than three separate vaccinations. It is possible that the scientists view is that this is a net benefit and that, overall, the health benefits are positive and that they have not found any detectable increase in autism when comparing the combined vaccination with the comparative group that received three separate vaccinations.

I am writing as a late diagnosed autistic parent with autism whose children received the mmr vaccine. Their autistic tendencies are no greater than mine and I am comfortable that my autism can be traced back through my father's family's known eccentricities.

It would help if you could describe, with a little more detail, the degree of autism in your child and their behaviour before and after the vaccination.