Dr Mercola is doing a tremendous job of enlightening us about health matters. His advice on how to minimise vaccine damage by various means is helpful and well-meant, but may unfortunately give some parents the impression that vaccinating children is somehow acceptable if his advice is followed.

As far as I am concerned, vaccinations are never acceptable, no matter the circumstances. I consider vaccination a form of medical mal-practice which amounts to child abuse and a crime against humanity. While I defend parents' right to decide for or against vaccination, I feel that the right to vaccinate is as ludicrous as the right to genitally mutilate young girls, as e.g. practised in some African countries. I strongly feel that the only informed choice possible is to decline vaccination.

Graphs based on official statistics of mortality rates from infectious diseases clearly show that vaccines have never prevented any diseases, and that vaccination is obvioulsy a scam perpetrated on a trusting or gullible public. I suggest parents check out the many vaccination vidoes on youtube and also the website www.satanicvaccines.com, which features links to many other informative sites.  .  

Why is there little or no discussion about your immune system when it comes to the problem of autism? High levels of fungal overgrowth, low levels of beneficial bacteria cause by antibiotics and poor diet coupled with all of the other factors, EMF's, immunization shots etc. all combine to create the perfect storm we have today.

Mom's diet is the first line of defense. Breast feeding the second, low or no immunizations the third, don't give children fever reducing medication unless it is to save their life, feed them natural foods in their near natural state and make sure they continue to get plenty of good bacteria to aid in digestion are all sensible ideas. Then just hope for the best.

Stop looking for the magic bullet as the "cause" because it doesn't exist. Look for the forest not the tree. Just my opinion.....

Anybody that believes a word of what the pharmaceutical companies are saying needs to educate themselves on this subject. Your Doctor who recommends the shots is not the best source of information This mitochrondrial dysfunction is most certainly a result of the vaccinations. By the time a child is 3 years old and they have undergone the vaccinations recomended by the American Pediatric Association, they will have had over thirty different toxins injected into their body. Its a testament to the integrity of their immune system that they survive this assault. There have never been any double blind studies done on vacinations. You are just supposed to take the Doctors advice and be a good little sheeple and fill the little ones you love the most with God knows what or where it came from, or what it is going to do to them. My oldest is 25 and she and her other siblings never received one vaccination. They are extremely healthy, happy individuals. I had many strange trips laid on me by Doctors because I did not believe in vaccinations. I thank my philosophy instructor, Dr. Carl Cleveland, of Cleveland Chiropratic College for putting vaccinations in their proper context. Avoid the toxins!!

"The CDC is reportedly looking into making changes in the vaccine schedule to address this newfound connection. The most difficult decision is how and when to vaccinate children with proven mitochondrial dysfunction."

Notice that IF to vaccinate isn't even on the list

DizzyIzzy1 - While it is true that genetics is a factor and that many people with high functioning autism or Aspergers didn't used to get a diagnosis, this does not account for the majority. In fact, statistics from the Autism Research Institute indicate that the vast majority of children diagnosed in the past two decades are cases of regressive autism, wherein symptoms appear in the scond year of life, after the major vaccinations are given. Those individuals born with symptoms (i.e., no eye contact, arching their back when being held, aversive to touch, etc.) have not risen in numbers but have remained constant. This leads to the conclusion that vaccines and/or other environmental factors are to blame.

While individuals such as yourself may not need treatment and can function very well in this world, this is simply not the case for the vast majority on theautism spectrum. My own son is 13, was diagnosed at age 2 and a half, and has made significant gains through the past 10 years of therapies, a combination of many conventional and alternative interventions. While he has lost most of his anxiety, OCD, extreme temper tantrums, violence and aggression, he is cognitively very delayed (in 7th grade but works at third grade level in most subjects), and has many social deficits, including the inability to make friends. I should add that there is no one in our families who is on the spectrum. After enormous efforts, spending our life savings at least twice over, and after thousands of hours of numerous therapies, we still have no idea if he will ever be able to live independently. His case is very typical. You are speaking for a small minority.

My situation is similar to yours, Ruskar.  My son with autism is almost 17 now.  Whenever we took him to the pediatrician for a well visit and vaccination, they would discover an ear infection and place him on an antibiotic.  (Apparently he was asymptomatic.  We never realized he had these ear infections until the doctor looked in his ears with her scope.)  An appointment for a vaccination was always made immediately following the course of antibiotics.  Could they have been given at a worse time??  Oh, if I only knew then, what I know now...maybe my son would be driving a car and going on dates instead of sitting in his room watching Disney movies.