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help with pre-school booster

spoons78

Hi all, im new to the community forum so i hope im using it correctly! I am having real problems trying to decide whether or not to give my 4 year old son his pre school booster. He has always shown signs of autism since birth really but after his first mmr injections he lost all his speech and stopped eating, and for years has only eaten a handfull of different foods. Now he is at school and he is coming on so well. He is eating hot food for the first time in years, im starting to hold little converations with him, and he isnt half as frustrated as he used to be. I know people do have strong views on this so any advice or eperience with this i would gladly appreciate and take on board. I personally think there is a link, but i also acept the importance of immunisation but there are many people i know with autistic children that have not opted to give the pre school booster, for fear of regression, and also rightly stating that this is merely a "top up" and its highly likely thats its unnecessary anyway. I am changing my mind daily, so please, any help or advice you can give would be most welcomed.

many thanks for reading

liz :)

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  • There is little to no evidence that Autism is caused by immunisations.

    In fact the evidence points to immunisations making absolutely no difference what so ever (in terms of whether your child has Autism or not).

    However, the symptoms of autism can vary with environmental and biological factors - so when one is ill, or in pain, or under some other form of stress, one's symptoms may be more pronounced.

    The risks associated with not immunising, in my opinion, far outweigh the risks associated with an autistic child's symptoms becoming worsened.

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  • There is little to no evidence that Autism is caused by immunisations.

    In fact the evidence points to immunisations making absolutely no difference what so ever (in terms of whether your child has Autism or not).

    However, the symptoms of autism can vary with environmental and biological factors - so when one is ill, or in pain, or under some other form of stress, one's symptoms may be more pronounced.

    The risks associated with not immunising, in my opinion, far outweigh the risks associated with an autistic child's symptoms becoming worsened.

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