AutismLink Radio -- Dr. Andy Shih of NAAR

[Guest guest]

I think for the sake of this group you should agree to disagree and support whom

ever you'd like to support. It's a sensitive topic, we are all entitled to our

opinions. I think everyone appreciates the work of autismlink and others like

it. I am interested in any and all opinions and research for autism. This topic

has divided our nation and community, it does not need to divide a group created

for a mercury link to autism.

My husband and I recently went out to dinner with another couple from a local

support group. Afterwards, my husband said he didn't think he wanted to get

together with them anymore, he likes them a lot, but he couldn't relate to

people who just weren't interested in the biomedical approach to autism, who

weren't interested in educating themselves about alternative treatments,

restrictive diets, etc. I told him to remember that drs advise against it, say

it's a waste of money, time is better spent on " proven " therapies, etc. They

regularly take their child to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for tests with

doctors I've never even heard of, neuro-muscular, muscular/skeletal, etc. of

course every doctor finds something, because these kids are falling a part at

the seems. I just realized that we can all take a different route, but we are

all trying to get to the same place. I offer the knowledge I've acquired to

those who want it (newbies) and those who don't know they can if they change

their minds. He did finally agree to not judge. We are all doing the best we

can.

Have a drink and enjoy the weekend :0)

PS , I would love for you to interview Dan Burton. And yes, unfortunately

it would contribute to this discussion and ones like it.

[ ] Re: AutismLink Radio -- Dr. Andy Shih of NAAR

He's right. Mercury doesn't CAUSE autism. But it's definitely one of

the factors that cause autism.

Mercury, in and of itself, does not cause autism. But perhaps these

children are predisposed somehow immunologically, and the mercury did

more damage to our kids than other kids. If mercury CAUSED autism,

everyone who had a shot with mercury in it would be autistic. That's

not the case.

Some kids, IMHO, are predisposed genetically and immunologically and

that, combined with mercury, made for a deadly mix.

That's just my .02, I'm not a physician. But logically, the

statement, " Mercury does not cause autism " is true.

> I caught the last half of the Montel show. I actually thought that

Dr. Shih

> was absolutely adamant, and repeated several times, that studies

don't back

> VACCINES causing autism. Lyn Redwood looked exasperated, again

stating that it

> was the mercury/thimerosol factor, not the vaccine per se, and that

she was

> for safe vaccines. Dr. Shih just resolutely ignored this

distinction, repeating

> almost robotically, that there were no studies showing VACCINES caused

> autism.

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> Montel asked Dr. Shih, given the choice between a thimerosol-free

> vaccinination, and one with thimerosol, in light of the explosion of

autism and emerging

> evidence of toxic harm, would he still feel comfortable with

recommending

> shots with thimerosol to parents. He said he would.

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> It was like arguing with the Flat Earth Society, who insist those

satellite

> pictures mean nothing.

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