TDaP

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Hi all,

Any relevant concerns about giving the TDaP to a 12 yr old and 13 yr old

(girl/boy) who... to the naked eye... appear NT? I believe the 13 yr old boy

has some lingering motor planning and food intolerance/sensory issues but never

needed intervention (and my husband thinks I'm crazy). Their 9 yr old brother

is solidly on the spectrum.

These are my oldest 2 kids. Both missing 12 yr boosters. No need for varicella

according to titres. Father willing to postpone Guardasil, annual flu and

mennigococcal vaccines indefinitely but really, really wants TDaP (or perhaps TD

if I push hard enough).

My daughter had negative titres to tetanus, pertussis and diptheria. Undectable

levels. Son's titres not done yet.

Thanks. I know the run-down on vaccines and I'm not happy about having to

compromise here, but my husband (physician) is under the impression that the

TDaP is one of the 'lesser evils' out there. I seem to recall that this vaccine

is problematic for quite a few kids who wound up on the spectrum, but haven't

heard about any risks at the 12 yr mark.

So, please no lectures on the dangers of vaccines. I know all of that.

Pam