Topic: Autism Info
Frequently I check out various blogs, click on the links they contain, and find new blogs. A favorite autism blog of mine is:
http://autism.change.org/
Kristina Chew, Ph.D., is one of two bloggers for this site. She used to blog for AutismVox, but now is featured on the above site. The last post is a very deep one about the autism/MMR controversy, and I admit to reading several of her links and becoming very glassy-eyed at all the research debate. There's so much "he said" "she said" going on that I haven't followed in enough detail to really comment. That said, I believe that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism in a scientific manner, that is, statistically significant. However, I also do believe that some children, in some families, were injured by the vaccine. At this time, however, we don't have the science to predict which child will be more predisposed to injury. I do believe parents' experiences with their children, and I also believe that some children have likely predispositions.
However, I also believe the CDCs scientific studies that show, statistically, the MMR vaccine does not cause autism. Sound complicated? It's not, really; what is statistically significant does not mean that it would never happen to a few people.
And that's that for now!
