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Did You Know the Autism Rate is Rising?

  Autism

The apparent rise in the proportion of children in the United States with autism appears to be real. Ranging from one in 500 to one in 1,000 cases in the United States each year, autism prevalence is increasing with successively younger children, particularly those born between 1987 and 1992.

Experts are worried about this trend as it places a tremendous strain on the nation’s special education resources and will be an absolutely stunning financial burden to already strapped school systems.

In order to access the prevalence trends of this disability, researchers used data reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office in Special Education Programs, which involved children aged 6-17 between 1992 and 2001. Results for autism were compared with trends of other disabilities including traumatic brain injury, mental retardation and speech/language impairment.

What did the analysis show? The number of children receiving a special education classification of autism has increased drastically over the past decade.

Determining the Culprit Behind Autism

The autism trend has raised many questions regarding its origin. Though it is unknown what exactly causes autism, some research has pointed to genetics, while scientists have explored the possibility of factors such as:

  • Metabolic
  • Infectious
  • Immunologic
  • Neurological
  • Environmental

The National Autism Association believes there is a sufficient amount of evidence supporting such a link between autism and vaccines.

Pediatrics March 2005; 115(3): e277-e282 (Free Full-Text Article)



Dr. Mercola Dr. Mercola's Comments:

The link between autism and vaccines is certainly not new. Many have known this for longer than 10 years, and I ran an article on this over six years ago. Last year I ran an article that showed an analysis that children who received vaccines with thimerosal were 27 times more likely to have autism. Folks, if you look at percentages that is a 2,700-percent increase in autism in those children who received poisonous mercury in their vaccines.

If you could only focus on one vaccine though, I would encourage you to look at hepatitis B. I believe it is criminal that it is given to newborn infants whose tiny central nervous systems are particularly susceptible to toxic insults. I believe future generations will view this practice as reprehensible ignorance that caused epidemic levels of brain injury in our young and helpless children.

Once you understand that the primary reason of giving newborns hepatitis B immunization is to protect against a disease that is caught through IV drug use, promiscuous sexual activity or blood transfusions the insanity becomes more obvious.

There are two justifications that are given to defend this practice. One is that the mom might have hepatitis B. Well if she did that would be easy enough to screen for in the mom and the child could be given hepatitis B immune globulin (passive antibodies) to this virus, which would be far more effective. The second reason given is that the infants will be protected when they grow up. However, what the “experts” don’t tell you is that the antibody protection from this vaccine disappears in half of kids in seven years.

Additionally, there are only about 5,000 people a year who develop the most serious consequence of hepatitis B infection, liver cancer. So we are immunizing tens of millions of infants and causing brain injury that has caused an epidemic of autism to protect liver cancer in 5,000 adults. And many of these adults have serious social problems like IV drug abuse, alcoholism and poor nutrition that seriously increases their risk for this disease.

Folks, do you see something wrong with this picture?

If you want to read more of my rants about hepatitis B vaccine you can go read my warning on how this vaccine can devastate your child’s health.

Enlighten Yourself--Learn the Dangers of Vaccines

Please don’t believe me at face value. Do the independent research yourself. Carefully analyze the data and I suspect you will reach the same conclusion that I, and many other health care professionals, have.

You can also review the extensive resources I have on my Web site, starting with recent reports by Drs. Donald Miller and Russell Blaylock.

Related Articles:

CDC, FDA Cover-Up of Mercury in Vaccines Causing Autism

Tell the Truth About Vaccines -- or Keep Away From my Children

Vaccines May Fuel Autism Epidemic

Autism and Vaccines

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