afeMinds: Autism Study by Dr. Fombonne is Inaccurate and Incomplete

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SafeMinds: Autism Study by Dr. Fombonne is Inaccurate and Incomplete

Autism Study by Dr. Fombonne is Inaccurate and Incomplete

SafeMinds Aids to Correct Misinformation

A Quebec study to be published in the July 2006 issue of Pediatrics, the

official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, states that it is

" very clear " that there is no relationship between mercury-based thimerosal

in vaccines and the onset of autism. Dr. Fombonne of the McGill

University Health Center bases his opinion on a study among schoolchildren

in Quebec, Canada. According to an analysis by SafeMinds, however, the

study methodology is unlikely to lend itself to such declarative statements

and should be treated with skepticism, for a number of reasons.

The study looked at 27,749 students in grades kindergarten through 12th

grade in a Montreal school district and found 187 cases of autism. The vast

majority of these cases (more than 90%) were born in years in which

thimerosal vaccines were widely used for infants in Quebec, as they were in

the US. Only a tiny fraction of the autism students were born when

thimerosal-free DTP and Hib vaccines were given, and these students may

have been exposed to thimerosal from the Hepatitis B vaccine newly

recommended for infants of foreign born parents, which made up over one

fourth of the greater Montreal population.

Dr. Fombonne wrongfully claims that large-population studies in the United

States, England and Denmark also disprove a link between mercury and

autism, and he states that " there is no autism epidemic. " He conveniently

ignores the vast body of scientific evidence that has shown that

environmental factors such as mercury may have caused the increased number

of autism diagnoses in the US and other countries. Dr. Fombonne's actions

have not historically been in the best interest of families with autism-he

has declared himself an expert witness on behalf of various pharmaceutical

companies in thimerosal-related litigation. Thimerosal is a serious poison

that is harmful via inhalation, ingestion or contact with skin.

Furthermore, thimerosal- containing vaccines elevate mercury levels in the

body to a level where adverse neurological outcomes are known to occur. It

is irresponsible for any pediatric doctor to justify

injecting our children with mercury.

The prevalence of all autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has risen to 1 in

166 children in the past 20 years. Several independent federal agencies and

respected scientists and researchers have received federal funds to

investigate the autism epidemic and the biological plausibility of a link

between mercury and ASDs. Multiple studies have indicated that there is a

connection between childhood vaccines containing thimerosal and the

incidence of autism. No conclusions have been made rejecting a link between

mercury and autism.

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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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