{"id":1391,"date":"2008-03-21T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-22T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:34:43","slug":"autism-amish-and-outbreaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2008\/03\/21\/autism-amish-and-outbreaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Autism, Amish, and Outbreaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apparently, contrary to urban legends, the unvaccinated Amish do get seizure disorders and autism:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/Neurology\/Autism\/tb\/2954<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, why trust the New England Journal of Medicine<\/i><\/b> when there are so many “experts” pushing their theories on the Web? I am now accustomed to the anti-vaccination crowd claiming that any research that points to a genetic cause, with minimal environmental triggers, is research bought and paid for by “Big Pharma” or some other conspiracy is at work.<\/p>\n

It is ironic that the stories of autism-free Amish appear on thousands of Web sites, while serious research is largely ignored. People want easy answers.<\/p>\n

Triggers are not causes. Are there triggers for underlying conditions? Probably. But I wonder if we are asking for trouble as more and more parents avoid vaccines? Hence, recent stories in the New York Times<\/i><\/b> about measles outbreaks. According to the Times, several outbreaks of nearly-eradicated diseases have recently occurred. “[A] 2006 mumps outbreak in Iowa that infected 219 people….”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/03\/21\/us\/21vaccine.html?hp<\/a><\/p>\n

Will the fear of autism lead to something much worse? That is no small question when states consider mandatory vaccinations \u2014 which will always carry risks. I am glad I do not have to perform the risk analysis for parents and overall society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apparently, contrary to urban legends, the unvaccinated Amish do get seizure disorders and autism: http:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/Neurology\/Autism\/tb\/2954 Of course, why trust the New England Journal of Medicine when there are so many “experts” pushing their theories on the Web? I am now accustomed to the anti-vaccination crowd claiming that any research that…<\/p>\n

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