Re: Another Autism community blow / ER / A forwarded post

[Guest guest]

I had seen that episode of ER, although I hate the message I think the writer

did what was actually realistic treatment that a parent would recieve.

Unfortuanatly it is the way it is. We are all trying so hard to raise awareness

and

by doing that it will someday change. Till then though, I think that if any of

us were in that position in just about any hospital we would be told the same

thing... someday that will change.

Pennie

Abby's Mom

[Guest guest]

I am sure it was not by accident this part of the story was made up.

I mean right now the government is going out of its way scaring parents

into vaccinations again!!!! I can vouch that I was told on several

occassions that without vaccinations my children would die or were not whole

Charlene

-- Another Autism community blow / ER / A forwarded

post

Just another blow to the bellies of the autistic community that I thought

I'd

share. Has anyone seen ER ( the TV show) on monday. One of the story lines

was of a small child who contracted measles from his mother(who went

overseas on

a business trip and was contagios). When the doctors determined that the

dying boy had measles they asked the mother if he was up to date on his

vaccinations, she replied " No, they cause Autism " . Well the dialogue that

followed

basically chastised the mother for her " ignorance " and the boy eventually

died.

They, in some many words, blamed the mother for her sons death.

[Guest guest]

I saw that episode. The writers were very insensitive to parents of

children who have been vaccine injured. You're right, they were

addressing what they felt was an important health issue, that parents

are being unnecessarily frightened into skipping childhood vaccines.

It is true that there are millions of children who are completely

unaffected by their vaccines and they believe that preventing epidemics

of potentially fatal diseases such as diptheria far outweighs the tiny

risk associated with vaccines. That's the by-line. However, it is

easy to say that when the risk is not to YOUR child. It should be up

to parents whether or not to take the risk, and everyone's choice

should be respected. These same people turn around very quickly when

someone in their own family has bee affected. But isn't that usually

the case? We often don't pay attention until we are personally

affected by something. That was the message of one of the public

service announcements on that " Night of Too Many Stars " the other

night. If you don't know someone with autism now, you will soon. Very

true.

>         I am sure it was not by accident this part of the story was

> made up.

>    I mean right now the government is going out of its way scaring

> parents

> into vaccinations again!!!!   I can vouch that I was told on several

> occassions that without vaccinations my children would die or were not

> whole

>          Charlene 

>

> -- Another Autism community blow / ER / A

> forwarded

> post

>

>

>

> Just another blow to the bellies of the autistic community that I

> thought

> I'd

> share. Has anyone seen ER ( the TV show) on monday. One of the story

> lines

> was of a small child who contracted measles from his mother(who went

> overseas on

> a business trip and was contagios). When the doctors determined that

> the

> dying boy had measles they asked the mother if he was up to date on his

> vaccinations, she replied " No, they cause Autism " . Well the dialogue

> that

> followed

> basically chastised the mother for her " ignorance " and the boy

> eventually

> died.

> They, in some many words, blamed the mother for her sons death.

>

>

>

>