So, the doctor behind the MMR scare has officially been found in breach

[conuly]

of ethical and professional guidelines.

To those of us who already know all this, this is old news.

To those of us in deep denial... nothing's gonna convince those folks. As in...

I feel very sorry for this doctor. We are still at stage 1, of 3, of the truth. They are still ridiculing the idea. I have a 16 year old son, he was normal befoe his vaccinations, with in a few months of his injections he changed. He has been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.
I believe he his an mmr casualty.
In America, one family has been paid out for mmr damage.

Asperger's syndrome. Huh. 25 years ago, that kid would never have been diagnosed. Asperger's wasn't even in the DSM at that time. It's better this way, I do believe that, but when the next comment by this person runs "And you know, the rate of autism is increasing!!!" remember that it's increasing because kids like his weren't getting diagnosed back in the 80s.

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[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

http://www.aspiritech.org/Home.html

I don't remember where I got this from, so I may have gotten it from you. However, just in case I didn't, your readers may find it useful.

[leora.livejournal.com]

I personally believe it is increasing in part also for genetic reasons. I think the combination of increased mobility, delayed age for having children, and an increase of women in the work force leads to a general greater number of people that the average person considers before settling on a mate. I think people tend to like people who more like them in the ways they consider to be important. So, I think people who have some traits on the spectrum are now more likely to breed with someone else who also has traits on the spectrum, which concentrates the genes.

This is not necessarily a bad thing. It just would lead to an increased rate of people on the spectrum.

[alessandriana.livejournal.com]

"Dr Wakefield carried out invasive tests and paid children £5 for blood samples at his son's party."

LOL. What a party favor! "Hey kid, here, have some ice cream! And how would you like me to stick a needle in your arm?"