I read this book yesterday about Jenny McCarthy's journey with her sons autism. It was a real eye opener for me on autism. It was so interesting that I couldn't put it down she was quite crass in the book at times but also very honest. After reading it late into the night I didn't even sleep good because all these thoughts kept going through my head. Like my brain was still thinking and I was trying to sleep. Basically she believes that her sons autism was caused after receiving the mmr vaccination. He was this lively bright blued eyed boy before he received this shot. She states that she had a horrible feeling going into that doctor's office that day now she knows why. Her son had seizers shortly thereafter so bad that he would stop breathing and go into cardiac arrest. He went into a world all his own with a spaced out look in his eyes at this same point. After doing hours of research she discovered that kids with autism often have severe food allergies which greatly suppresses their immune system. After having this MMR shot their little bodies just go haywire and can't process the chemicals, mercury, virus' and whatever else the government puts in vaccines. Thus causing autism in a lot of kids not all but some. Through her research and talking with other moms she discovered that taking autistic kids off wheat and dairy thus a gluten and caesin free diet they improved dramatically. She did this with her son and little by little he started coming out of his world into ours. Also shots of vitamin b12 would help him talk. After making a lot of improvement her son began regressing a and was constantly sick a doctor told her that her son had the immune system of a child dying with aids. After consulting two doctors she found that her son had a major overgrowth of yeast in his body caused by leaky gut syndrome a very common trait among autistic kids. Her son had candida so taking him off all yeast was the next step he still was off dairy and wheat and will be off all three the rest of his life. After taking him off yeast he came out of his world completly thus almost curing him of autism. A specialist that came to evaluate her son could not believe that this was the same kid she had met a year before. He went from not speaking, not looking at anyone, having no reactions to people, not wanting to being touched. To this amazing child that could have a conversation with his mom, giving her hugs and kisses, and having relationships with peers and adults. He will always have some autistic traits such as flapping of his arms when he gets excited and a fasincation with gears, door hinges and things like that. Now I'm not saying and she said in the book that there are different levels of autism what works for one child will not work for another always. All cases are different and this was just her experience.Why I write all this and was so moved by this book is because I have four great nieces and nephews. They all have severe food allergies and have all had severe problems because of it. My oldest nephew Racky is this amazing bright blue eyed little boy who is smarter than most. He has the sweetest disposition and is just a great kid. He has or has had in the past the leaky gut and a very suppressed immune system. It just really hit me that had he been immunized we might never know what an amazing kid he is or what his potential would be. He may not have had a severe reaction like autism but I also don't doubt that he wouldn't have.
We have the most merciful and graceful God. I am so thankful that God blessed Racky and his siblings with the great parents he did. God blessed them with a great Doctor and also the wisdom to not get their children immunized. I pray for them daily for the wisdom in dealing with their health issues.
I'm not saying that all autism is caused by vaccinations I'm no doctor. I just very strongly agree with Jenny's thinking that some autism is caused by vaccinations. In the 1970's autism was 1 in 10,000 cases today it's 1 in 150 those are staggering statistics. Each parent has to make an informed decision about vaccinations. I'm not judging any parent for what he/she has decided to do for each parent does what they feel is best for their child. I was just so moved by her story I had to put the thoughts down somewhere and here they land on my blog. I just kept thinking of my nephew Racky and it was all I could do not to cry at points. I thank the good Lord for blessing us with four great nieces and two nephew's!!!!!!!
In case you'd all like to check out my great nieces and nephews here are links to their blogs.
Esther's
Sharons's
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The day after my second son had his MMR shot (at six months) he had fever, diarrhea and other symptoms obviously related to reaction from the shot because of timing. He had also had multiple ear infections starting at 2 mos. old, a few rounds of antibiotics and dairy intolerance. He would cry/scream a lot and the doctors said colic - yes, even at 5.5 months! After the 6 month MMR shot and almost immediate reaction, we stopped all antibiotics, all vaccines and never had the rest of the kids immunized. I do not regret that decision at all. I think there is real merit to the vaccine/autism connection - especially kids who already have their immune system compromised (like my son with the multiple antibiotics when he was a baby). One other note is that I've been reading about digestive enzymes making dramatic differences in kids with learning disabilities and autism, as well. Very interesting reading!
I'll have to check that book out the next time I hit the library. Tina and a friend of hers are not immunizing their kids any more because of her story, so at least some good has come form her situation. I read a book about the MMR shot and food allergies too and I and SOOOO thankful that the good LORD granted us his mercy and we didn't get the kids immunized, I am sure I would have a very different life right know. I just tell moms that they have to be able to live with the results of the shot or no shots. I couldn't live with myself if something happened because of the shots. We all have to protect our little one the best we know how. Most people just don't know any better.
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