Vax - autism - 2 years old - WWYD?

[babygirlie]

Dd will be 2 years old in a month. She has had no vaccines. She did have eye goop when born. She was not breast fed . She has never eaten gluten. She was a preemie on oxygen at birth. She has been pretty isolated but will join a small sensory play group next month. She is very(?) autistic (pdd-nos due to age). No talking or eye contact, doesn't know name nor can communicate in any way except crying and flapping. She did have bronchitus ( I assume as it lasted a month) a year ago but hasn't been sick since.

The dreaded wellness check is coming up. She has excema that isn't resolving so I do want to go and to relay what therapies she's taking (a ton).

I'm not even sure how to ask... I guess.. just what do you recommend, in your opinion,  re: vaccinations?

(or anything else that comes up at a 2 year check up)

[Lovemy3girls]

My youngest will also turn two next month and is also unvaccinated. It's a good thing your daughter has not been vaccinated yet because doing so would almost certainly have complicated her autism issues. There is a link between an imbalance of the ecology of the inner terrain of the body and autistic disorders of the brain. You mentioned exzema which could be related to a candida overgrowth. It might be beneficial to look into healing her gut before you vaccinate. Perhaps it wouldn't hurt to wait another year to give her time to heal. Are you familiar with lacto-fermentation? Here is an article about how fermented foods can improve the health of autistic children:

http://www.sunherb.com/magical_power_of_fermented_foods.htm

The author wrote another article about vaccines too:

http://www.sunherb.com/truth_about_vaccines.htm

The neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock also discusses the gut-brain connection and the role of nutrition in treating autism in his paper entitled "Vaccines, Neurodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Disorders". He imparts a lot of information about  food substances and their effect on the immune system and brain under "The Role of the Leaky Gut Phenomenon and Food Intolerances" section and conclusion further down the page:  

http://www.russellblaylockmd.com/

The health and healing forum might be helpful too.

Edited by Lovemy3girls - 3/4/11 at 9:53am

[heathergirl67]

Would you mind elaborating? And providing links?

 

Originally Posted by Lovemy3girls 

 It's a good thing your daughter has not been vaccinated yet because doing so would almost certainly have complicated her autism issues. There is a link between an imbalance of the ecology of the inner terrain of the body and autistic disorders of the brain.

[Lovemy3girls]

Have you ever seen those bumper stickers for autism awareness that have multi-colored puzzle pieces that fit together? The image is very a propos because it really is like that - multiple factors that when pieced together form a collage of autism.

The article called "The Magical Power of Fermented Foods" : http://www.sunherb.com/magical_power_of_fermented_foods.htm does a beautiful job elaborating on the link between the immune system in the gut with connection to the brain and goes into great detail about bacteria, probiotics, microflora, neuropeptides, lactobacilli, and the like. It's really a fascinating read. 

Dr. Blaylock elaborates on some complex connections with food chemicals and pathogenic bacteria in the gut and how they affect brain chemicals :

"Some feel that the gliadin, casein and gluten can be converted to opioid-like substances, such as gliadomorphin and casomorphin that can produce a morphine response in the brain, leading to abnormal behavior.152 These opioids also suppress immunity and increase excitotoxicity.154 While the opioid effect exists, I feel it is the recurrent immune stimulation of primed microglia that is causing most of the damage seen in autism.155

"Studies have also found frequent dysbiosis in autistic children, that is, an overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria and fungi and a loss of beneficial probiotics organisms.138 It has been demonstrated that Candida organisms can penetrate the gut wall and enter the blood stream, were they can be distributed to all tissues and organs, including the brain.156 The same is true for pathogenic bacteria and bacterial toxins. These brain implanted organisms act as continuous sources of immune stimulation, which is especially damaging to the brain..."   

There's a ton of more info and it gets quite complex but you can read more of his published papers on autism, nutrition, and immunoexcitotoxicity of the brain on his website.

Edited by Lovemy3girls - 4/8/11 at 11:53pm

[ema-adama]

I am not an expert in Autism, and have no personal experience parenting a child with Autism.

That said, it is my understanding that Autism is the result of a complex interaction between genes and our environment. And as yet, there is no good science to support the safety of vaccinating children with health concerns, like eczema, or Autism.

I would recommend looking at each disease for which a vaccine is available and at the vaccine itself. Look at the ingredients in the vaccines and what role aluminum and mercury play in neural and immune function.

You need to do a risk benefit analysis, looking for studies that have asked questions about children with the health concerns your daughter has. And the efficacy and safety of vaccinating them. Google scholar is a good place to start.