Autism/Immunization Poll

A Shot Felt Around the World

New research linking immunizations to autism has reopened the debate on whether or not immunizations have triggered autism in a significant portion of the autistic community.  The data is pouring in that there is indeed an epidemic of autism, with incidence throughout the U.S. ranging from 1 in 250 climbing yearly towards 1 in 100 children.  (For more information on these studies, please click here.)

Because of the renewal of the immunization/autism debate, fueled by these new studies, I decided to take an email poll of Autism Coach's customers by emailing everyone in the Autism Coach email database.  The poll asked  parents respond in an email, "Yes" (I believe an immunization triggered my child's autism) or "No" (I don't believe an immunization triggered my child's autism) in an email.  Parents were invited to submit comments about  their thoughts on the cause of their children's autism.  Some parents chose to respond "Partially" or "I Don't Know" so these categories were added when compiling the results.

As of October 14, 2004, the total number of respondents was 53 and the percentage for each response is given, followed by the number of respondents:

Yes - 70% (37), Partially - 5.5% (3), Don't Know - 12% (6) No - 12.5% (7)

I want to thank all parents and other family members who have generously shared their thoughts and feelings concerning this most sensitive and heart-rending of subjects.  To view all respondents' comments, please click here.

Many parents have been told that there is no relationship between an immunization and autism, even when the child suffered a seizure at the time of an immunization.  Yet 72% of respondents, as indicated in the respondents' comments, observed their children developing normally until they were immunized.  An additional 4% of respondents felt the immunizations were partially responsible, and 12% just were not sure - although many had their suspicions.  Even amongst those 12% of respondents who answered "No", one parent had been immunized while pregnant and wondered whether this immunization could have had an effect on her unborn child.  

A typical reported scenario for vaccine-induced autism is for a child to have an immediate reaction to an immunization, followed in the weeks and months after the immunization by changes in behavior and regression in developmental milestones.  Typical immediate reactions to immunizations were fever, seizure and infections.  Most frequently the vaccines cited as triggering autism were the MMR, DPT and when the physician decided to catch up with a child behind on the vaccination schedule by giving a child several immunizations at once.  Typical changes in behavior include becoming more unhappy, losing eye contact and becoming withdrawn.  A typical regression in developmental milestones is for the child to lose some or all language acquired prior to immunization.  Sometimes an initial reaction to immunization was not as pronounced, but regression in language and behavior followed nonetheless.

If the findings of this poll are representative of the larger autism population, then the results could indicate that a significant number of children currently diagnosed within the autism spectrum have vaccine-induced autism.  In turn, the number of children with vaccine-induced autism could account for a substantial portion of the increase in reported cases of autism.  These statistics are consistent with information hundreds of parents have shared in correspondence and conversation with Autism Coach over the past 4 1/2 years.  

In 2004, in my county, 1 in 7 children in the public schools received special services.  With an average of four times as many boys as girls having a learning disability, this means that it is likely that 20-25% of boys in my county in public school are currently receiving special services!  One can't help wondering whether receiving up to 20 immunizations before the age of two plays a role in triggering other learning disabilities as well.

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