MMR

Hi - in the end people will believe what they want to, regardless of scientific evidence which should outweigh belief.  In our society people "have a right" to believe whatever they want.  That isn't meant to be derogatory in any way but belief is purely belief, full stop.  My son showed signs of autism from a few weeks old, mmr didn't exist when he had his jabs, so I know it didn't cause his autism.  I read recently that a parasite(?) in cats can trigger off autism?  We had a cat for a number of years before he was born + it lived a number of yrs afterwards.  Was it the cat?  In the 80s psychs of various descriptions blamed autism on "refrigerator mothers".  That is now discredited + not before time.  As I understand it children can develop as expected + then become autistic whilst still very young.  This can coincide with the mmr jab.  We look for an answer.  On the other hand no-one is completely sure about exactly what causes a person to be autistic, apart from there being a genetic component.  They suspect other environmental factors + research is ongoing.  Measles can kill, leave a child deaf.  It's a horrible, dangerous illness.  Many younger people have never witnessed measles and the havoc it can cause so they seriously consider refusing the mmr.  Mumps can also be horrible, especially for older children.  Rubella can cause all sorts of defects in a foetus.  In the end, we believe what we want to believe, hopefully taking into account up to date scientific evidence, but don't underestimate measles, mumps and rubella as illnesses.

Hi - in the end people will believe what they want to, regardless of scientific evidence which should outweigh belief.  In our society people "have a right" to believe whatever they want.  That isn't meant to be derogatory in any way but belief is purely belief, full stop.  My son showed signs of autism from a few weeks old, mmr didn't exist when he had his jabs, so I know it didn't cause his autism.  I read recently that a parasite(?) in cats can trigger off autism?  We had a cat for a number of years before he was born + it lived a number of yrs afterwards.  Was it the cat?  In the 80s psychs of various descriptions blamed autism on "refrigerator mothers".  That is now discredited + not before time.  As I understand it children can develop as expected + then become autistic whilst still very young.  This can coincide with the mmr jab.  We look for an answer.  On the other hand no-one is completely sure about exactly what causes a person to be autistic, apart from there being a genetic component.  They suspect other environmental factors + research is ongoing.  Measles can kill, leave a child deaf.  It's a horrible, dangerous illness.  Many younger people have never witnessed measles and the havoc it can cause so they seriously consider refusing the mmr.  Mumps can also be horrible, especially for older children.  Rubella can cause all sorts of defects in a foetus.  In the end, we believe what we want to believe, hopefully taking into account up to date scientific evidence, but don't underestimate measles, mumps and rubella as illnesses.