Autism and Minneapolis' Somali children

[nicoliani]

Recently I read a Swedish article describing autism in Somalian born children in Sweden and it's high rate of autism. I have seen one Somali child with my own eye's that had autism when I was practicing in a kindergarten when I was in high school in Sweden. It was really sad to watch him, he was really annoying, couldn't be still, was into himself, once he just dropped his pance without a reason. He also had a extra personal that was by his side all the time.
So recently I read an article connecting Somalian born children in Sweden having a high rate of autism. Searching right now I saw the problem was the same in Somali born children in USA. Off course scientist don't want to link it or do research with the vaccination program, instead in Sweden they wonder if it has to do with the lack of sunlight and D-vitamin Somalians are exposed to. It's absurd that they have started a science studies to see if that is the case. D-vitamin, a vitamin that has no connection with neurological growth. Besides D-vitamin is fully in food like milk for example, besides mothers are offered free D-vitamin drops for their newborn in Sweden way back in time.

http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008...omali_children

Somali immigrant Farah Osman told WCCO that she blames immunizations for her son’s autism. “In rural Somalia, there’s no immunizations.” Harrington told the MinnPost, “They’re given more [vaccines] then we get, and sometimes they’re doubled up. Then their children are given immunizations. In Somalia, their generations have not received these immunizations, and then suddenly they’re getting just a wallop of them in the moms and then in the babies.”

[honeybunch2k8]

Interesting...


Kinda off topic-
Are exemptions offered in Sweden?

[applejuice]

Just a wild guess here, but perhaps they are vaccinated during the immigration process by the organizations that are handling the refugees? I thought vaccinations were pretty much recommended not required in most European countries. The vaccines may be doubled up during the transporting process.

[junomama]

"Research has not shown it's related to shots or toxins — kids who haven't received immunizations have the same baseline [for autism] as those who have," said HCMC's Maroushek.

I wonder what is meant by having "the same baseline." I wonder if they've done any studies comparing actual unimmunized Somali children to immunized ones in the same community.

[nicoliani]

Originally Posted by honeybunch2k8

Interesting...


Kinda off topic-
Are exemptions offered in Sweden?

Yes there is no problem not to vaccinate. Not many do it, it's the other way around, Swedes are the most self protected, if they travel abroad they will pump them selfs will all the vaccines available as Hepatitis. It's the ignorance that do it, why vaccinate a child with the polio vaccine when the only way to get polio is through bad contained water, which never would happend in a clean country. It's a trend to vaccinate in Sweden.

[Jadzia]

There was a good article on Age of Autism about the high incidence of autism among Somali immigrants in Minnesota:

http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/07/welcome-to-amer.html

[honeybunch2k8]

Originally Posted by nicoliani

Yes there is no problem not to vaccinate. Not many do it, it's the other way around, Swedes are the most self protected, if they travel abroad they will pump them selfs will all the vaccines available as Hepatitis. It's the ignorance that do it, why vaccinate a child with the polio vaccine when the only way to get polio is through bad contained water, which never would happend in a clean country. It's a trend to vaccinate in Sweden.

Well,that's good!