YES! I've heard of it, its been on the national news a lot and I am surprised this is the first you've heard.
Its sad and so awful that it happens. Lots of people are NOT inoculating their children because of this. I am very glad I don't have young kids anymore and even worried over the GB's shots.
Iknow you will find alot online about this if you search Summer. I am not really what I'd call "up" on it all, so can't tell you anything definite.

I've seen TV shows about it, summer! Since I don't have kids, it doesn't directly affect me...but some of the evidence seems pretty convincing that these "cocktails" may well be the cause of increased cases of autism. How sad!!

I just had this conversation with DD today. It's really scary.

Linda

there are many reasons for the increase in cases including a new very broad definition to include even minor changes in behavior. this new definition allows alot more people to qualify for disability payments and assistance. there is definite scientific proof that there is a direct genetic cause of some autism forms. infact today CNN had a focus story about a sperm donor causing autism in 3 out of 6 children produced using his sperm. scientists still can not prove the vaccine connection but do feel there is a gene defect in the kids who develop autism after vaccines, i.e. their environment causes the expression of the defect showing itself as autism.

as someone w/ a great deal of scientific education and former science professor i do not believe in parental theories about vaccines but do think autism can result from gene defects being expressed after vaccines. ~ liz

I agree with what Liz has said.

I also find it odd that a vaccine "cocktail" would be given at the age of 3. Most vaccines are administered by the age of 18 months to 2 years. The next boosters would come between 4 and 6 years of age.

There's been similar cases here with what is known as the MMR (Mumps, Measles & Rubella) triple vaccination. Some kids seem to have a bad reaction to it and are later diagnosed with Autism, Aspbergers or ADHD type behaviours.
After listening to a very experienced Nurse talking about her own childs adverse reactions, I took her advise and chose to wait a little longer than the age scheduled for DS's vaccinations ... so if the first lot were due at 8 weeks, I waited til he was 12 weeks old before he got his shot. And I did that with all his vaccinations and he never had any adverse reactions to them.
Up until my nephew had his first lot of shots he was a perfectly normal baby, forming a good sleep routine etc but from that day on he hardly stopped screaming! He was diagnosed a few years later as severely ADHD and is on some pretty strong medication. Now that he's hitting puberty ... well, you can only imagine the challenges!!
Very scarey indeed!

what i've heard it was preservatives in multidose bottles that were suspect. dd2 asks for single dose bottles...

I just read on the internet about six children conceived using the same sperm donor and of those six there are three cases of autisim and one possible, so it isn't always the cocktail shots.

I've heard this vaccine theory for over 10 years. I think many have ruled it somewhat out though... One theory is that kids usually become autistic (or that signs can be diagnosed) at a certain age, and that the vaccines being given are just coincidental to that age so that the vaccines really have nothing to do with causing it.

I have no idea what the real scientific facts are, but I hope they can find out something to help the children and families very soon.

There is a lot of controversy on this. Many people blamed the preservative Thimerosal as the cause of autism. I also heard that the timing of the MMR (usually around 15 - 18 months, if I remember correctly) also correlates with the age at which autism often develops in kids. So it may be coincidental, or not. I know most vaccines are now done without thimerosal because of this link. My doctor did not believe the connection but had no problem delaying the mmr for my son until 2 years.
Jo

It happened to my daughter!!

zayarayama, I am so sorry!

Big hugs to you!

Never had childhood vaccinations myself, and due to my concerns, also did not have my daughter vaccinated. Read a book called "A Shot in the Dark", which totally turned me off of any idea of vaccinations...this before I ever had a baby.

Was a big brouhaha to keep her from being vaccinated, but I am glad I did it. She's almost 28 now and always been extremely healthy. I am also extremely healthy. I don't care what anyone says. I believe it is an unnecessary stress on the immune system. Would add that I never had her in day care or around a bunch of sick children when she was little. Was totally breast fed...as I was when I was a baby. To each his own...do what you want to do. I'd do the same thing over again.

Wow. I can sort of understand the thinking that autism presents itself at the same as a vaccination but for twins to become autistic after the shot? Wow.

Somethings just aren't broken but yet the industries are determined to improve everything. What is wrong with innoculating children for one or two diseases over a period of time? At least that way if there was an reaction the cause could be pinpointed to one or two vaccines instead of a half a dozen.

Lori

Thank you so much Glenda. My daughter hit all her milestones right on time such as sitting up, crawling, talking, etc. When she had her mmr shots she completely quit talking and would not walk. She is 3 now and just now beginning to talk in somewhat understandable words. Up until now it has been babbling. The change was overnight...seriously... one day she was saying words, and the next day...nothing. She goes to a preschool for young children (3-5yrs) with learning disabilities and is doing really well. She is finally starting to interact with other kids (she quit doing that as well and would play by herself when other children were around) and has speech therapy 3 times a week. They will not officially diagnose her as being autistic until she has been in the program for at least a year. Im just hoping they never will diagnose her. After that happened we got a form from our state capital that we had notarized allowing her to skip all other vaccinations. We also got one for our son.