Hi I just wanted to add my story to this debate on Autism being linked to MMR vaccine.
My son is 10 in June he has Autism.
When I took my beautiful baby boy to go & get his MMR at 12months of age he was like any other normal 12 month old
A few days after his MMR he was quite sick I took him to the doctors & got told it wasnt linked to is MMR shot that he had just picked up a stomach bug.
He got better after a few days but in the weeks & months following he seemed more & more unsettled & seemed to regress in his milstones
By 15 months his behaviour & development had changed dramatically.
I went to numerous doctors but got told not to worry I was young overeacting first time mum but I knew something was wrong with my child!
It took until my son was 2 and a half to be diagnosed with Autism!
I had been to yet another speech therapist (my son was still not talking)! And she said to me I think it is something more than just his speech & I said to her do you think he is Autistic & she said well its not for me to say but YES
After that she refered me to a great Doctor who got the ball rolling & in the months to follow my son was formally diagnosed.
My son will be 10 in June, he is still non verbal, in nappies, has challenging behaviours & goes to a special school.
We have to take each day as it comes some days are good some not so good.
I love my son with all my heart but it is hard not to grieve for the child he could have been.
I am not trying to scare you all but from a mother of an Autistic child I just wanted to make you aware that things can go wrong.
My son is fully immunised.
My daughter is 5 & she is fully immunised apart from MMR.
I am so scared to get her MMR shot.
I saw my beautiful baby boy change in front of my eyes & there was nothing I could do to stop it
So I am not saying dont immunise your children against MMR I am just saying to keep an open mind & look at all options.