Why Don't the Amish Have Autistic Children?

May 4, 2005

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Why Don't the Amish Have Autistic Children?

Autism is a difficult disorder to miss, as it is characterized by noticeably

abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and

a markedly restricted array of activities and interests. And while

scientific consensus claims autism has been around for millennia at

generally the same prevalence, that prevalence is now considered to be one

in every 166 children born in the United States.

Therefore, with this devastating statistic in mind, one reporter set out to

analyze the autism rates among Amish communities. Why? Because perhaps

searching for autistic Amish children would reveal clues to the cause of

autism ... and it did.

The Clues Come Together

Since they have been cut off for hundreds of years from American culture and

scientific progress, the Amish may have had less exposure to some new factor

triggering autism in the rest of population. The likely culprit: vaccines.

Traveling to the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country in search of autistic

Amish children, the reporter, based on national statistics, should have

found as many as 200 children with autism in the community -- instead, he

found only three, the oldest age 9 or 10:

* The first autistic Amish child was a girl who had been brought over

from China, adopted by one family only to be given up after becoming

overwhelmed by her autism, and then re-adopted by an Amish Mennonite family.

(China, India and Indonesia are among countries moving fast to

mass-vaccination programs.)

* The second autistic Amish child definitely had received a

vaccination and developed autism shortly thereafter.

* The reporter was unable to determine the vaccination status of the

third child.

Dangerous Effects of Thimerosal

In some vaccines, they use a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal

that keeps multiple-dose vials from becoming contaminated by repeated needle

sticks. After health officials became concerned about the amount of mercury

infants and children were receiving through thimerosal-tainted vaccines, the

toxin was phased out of U.S. vaccines starting in 1999.

However, due to mislabeling and other problems, its presence is still being

felt, and more and more children are suffering because of it.

Washington Times

<http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050321-115921-9566r.htm> April 18,

2005

Washington Times

<http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050417-052541-5549r.htm> April

19, 2005

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Does anyone out there really need more evidence than this?

Admittedly, this was not a placebo-controlled scientific trial but an

evidence-based fact analysis that, in my mind, provides an irrefutable link

to a lifestyle and, most likely, mercury-containing vaccine connection to

autism.

Folks, you don't have to be a medical doctor, hold advanced epidemiology

degrees or teach molecular genetics to figure this one out. You don't even

need a degree in rocket science. How much more obvious could it be?

The link between autism and vaccines is certainly not a new idea. In fact,

suggestions of this link have been in the national news for at least six

years now

<http://www.mercola.com/1999/archive/vaccine_autism_link_feared.htm> . Just

last year a study, that reviewed data from the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention's (CDC) Vaccine Data Link, concluded that children who

receive thimerosal-containing vaccinations

<http://www.mercola.com/2004/feb/25/vaccine_discovery.htm> are 27 times

more likely to develop autism than children who do not.

That's a 2,700 percent increase. The numbers just don't lie.

Considering how important this issue is for nearly everyone you know, it

might be a good one to forward to your friends and relatives. You can easily

do this by using the E-mail to a friend button in the upper right hand

section of this page, just under the search box. You can make a larger

impact if you write them a personal message in the e-mail as to why they

should seriously consider the advice -- and why they may want to subscribe

to the newsletter.

This most recent investigation simply provides the proverbial icing on the

cake. There aren't too many other places, if any, in America where you can

find large groups of children who haven't been vaccinated.

The reporter found three children with autism. One child was adopted and

previously vaccinated, another was one of the few Amish children who were

vaccinated, and the third had an unclear vaccine history. That leaves, at

most, potentially one child out of an expected 200 (from national

statistics) with autism. The odds of this being mere coincidence are slim to

none.

At Least Change the Rules Concerning the Hepatitis B Vaccine

Because of their religious beliefs, the Amish community chooses not to give

their children any vaccines. Understandably, many of you may not choose such

a radical approach. However, if you were to focus on just one vaccine, I

would encourage you to look at the issues surrounding the hepatitis B

vaccine <http://www.mercola.com/2002/jan/23/hepatitis_vaccine.htm> .

The multi-dose version of this vaccine, which is typically administered to

newborns before they leave the hospital, still contains thimerosal. This is

reprehensible, irresponsible negligence of the highest magnitude. The

immature central nervous systems of these helpless newborns are particularly

susceptible to toxic insults, and thimerosal, the mercury-containing

preservative used in these vaccines, is one of the worst.

It would be much easier to understand if the hepatitis B vaccine had some

value, but most natural health experts who study this are convinced that

this is nearly always an absolutely unnecessary vaccine.

There are only about 5,000 people a year who develop the most serious

consequence of hepatitis B infection, liver cancer. That means we are

immunizing tens of millions of infants and causing brain injury that has

caused an epidemic of autism to protect liver cancer in 5,000 adults. And,

many of these adults have serious social problems like IV drug abuse,

alcoholism and poor nutrition that seriously increases their risk for this

disease.

If you're a young parent weighing the pros and cons of vaccines, I strongly

urge you to learn more about the toxicity of thimerosal

<http://www.mercola.com/2005/jan/19/mercury_vaccines.htm> , which, again, is

still present in multi-dose hepatitis B vaccines, and nearly all the

mandated flu vaccine for infants.

Craig's Comment:

For those families dealing with autism, you should know that consistent

application of EFT can help with the angers, frustrations and other behavior

problems that accompany this affliction. As an example, writes

the following on the EFT web site ...

" With my autistic son, I tapped one night as a surrogate for " focus and

attention " , " hearing what people are saying " , " better social connection " and

" neurological symptoms " . The next morning, for the first time, he got

dressed without prompting at each step while watching the news on

television. An absolute first. Doing two things at the same time. "

Craig is a pioneering developer of EFT, a profoundly effective

emotional/mental healing approach. I learned it from and have taught it

to patients in my clinic for years, and they have experienced truly

incredible and permanent results with it. Read more about Craig's EFT

Course

<http://www.emofree.com/AffiliateWiz/aw.asp?B=8 & A=89 & Task=Click & Advanced=Tru

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