! This is a graded discussion: 20 points possible due Jun 13 Forum 2: Vaccine and Autism 7 7 6/11/22, 9:30 PM Page 1 of 9 Search entries or author There is a belief among some people that the increase of autism in this country is somehow related to vaccines. Please do some research on this and present your findings. Forums are worth 20 points divided as follows: 14 pts for original post. 3 pts if post is referenced, 3 pts for substantive post in reply to a fellow student. Deadline on this forum is June 14th by 11:59PM Grading: Activity Points Reply to original post 14 points The use of reference in the post 3 points Substantial reply to classmates 3 points Total Forum points 20 points Unread " # $ Subscribe 6/11/22, 9:30 PM Page 2 of 9 % Reply (https://canvas.fscj.edu/courses/56063/users/78340) Caroline Frey (https://canvas.fscj.edu/courses/56063/users/78340) Thursday ! Autism is a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interactions or communications with others. According to the CDC, about 1 in 54 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism. When one is diagnosed with autism, they might ask what caused this? However, there is no certain cause of autism. With the help of research, the development of autism can be a mixture of genetic and non genetic influences. This means that autism tends to run throughout families. It also means that there is a increased risk of autism diagnosis in those whose parents had pregnancy or both complications and even an advanced parent age. However, getting vaccinated shows no effect on the risk of autism diagnosis. This rumor has occurred because around the time that parents are getting their children diagnosed, it is also the same time that the child is getting their vaccinations (2 years old). The common vaccines given to children around this age have been around for many years and have been shown to show full effectiveness. I personally believe that this tale has been something that parents have held onto for decades as a way to postpone or even avoid having their children vaccinated. For the most part, a child reacts to a vaccine with a mild fever or even a rash. Meaning that there is often more harm than good when getting vaccinated. 6/11/22, 9:30 PM Page 3 of 9 % Reply Resources: “Is There a Connection between Vaccines and Autism? (for Parents) - Nemours Kidshealth.” Edited by Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, KidsHealth, The Nemours Foundation, Mar. 2019, https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/autism-studies.html. “What Causes Autism?” Autism Speaks, https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-causes-autism. “Autism and Vaccines.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 Dec. 2021, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html. (https://canvas.fscj.edu/courses/56063/users/114898) Nicole Darcy (https://canvas.fscj.e ...

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There is a belief among some people that the increase of autism
in this
country is somehow related to vaccines. Please do some
research on this
and present your findings.
Forums are worth 20 points divided as follows: 14 pts for
original post. 3
pts if post is referenced, 3 pts for substantive post in reply to a
fellow
student.

2. Deadline on this forum is June 14th by 11:59PM
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Autism is a developmental disorder of variable severity that is
characterized by difficulty in social interactions or
communications with

3. others. According to the CDC, about 1 in 54 children in the
United States
are diagnosed with autism. When one is diagnosed with autism,
they
might ask what caused this? However, there is no certain cause
of
autism. With the help of research, the development of autism
can be a
mixture of genetic and non genetic influences. This means that
autism
tends to run throughout families. It also means that there is a
increased
risk of autism diagnosis in those whose parents had pregnancy
or both
complications and even an advanced parent age. However,
getting
vaccinated shows no effect on the risk of autism diagnosis.
This rumor has occurred because around the time that parents
are
getting their children diagnosed, it is also the same time that the
child is
getting their vaccinations (2 years old). The common vaccines
given to

4. children around this age have been around for many years and
have been
shown to show full effectiveness. I personally believe that this
tale has
been something that parents have held onto for decades as a way
to
postpone or even avoid having their children vaccinated. For the
most
part, a child reacts to a vaccine with a mild fever or even a rash.
Meaning
that there is often more harm than good when getting
vaccinated.
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Resources:
“Is There a Connection between Vaccines and Autism? (for
Parents) -
Nemours Kidshealth.” Edited by Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph,
KidsHealth, The
Nemours Foundation, Mar. 2019,

5. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/autism-studies.html.
“What Causes Autism?” Autism Speaks,
https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-causes-autism.
“Autism and Vaccines.” Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 Dec. 2021,
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html.
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Caroline,
That’s what I found in my research also. If I were to bet on a
cause or
time of concern it would be during development in the womb.
Vaccines do far more good then harm. While research is still
being
conducted to find the cause of autism everyone agrees its not

6. vaccines.
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Hey Caroline, I also agree with you that vaccines do not cause
autism. At the rate that children are getting vaccinated I feel
like a
majority of the population would be autistic which is not the
case. As
a parent I felt it my duty to ensure that my child was
vaccinated. I
would rather have a piece of mind that she is protected from
harmful
diseases than to worry about her catching a disease that could
have
been prevented with a simple shot. I do believe that it is

7. important
for parents to do their research; however, they need to make
sure that
the information they are finding is up to date, and accurate.
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The myths of autism being caused by vaccines, specifically the
MMR
vaccine is blamed the most, started when an article was
published by a
doctor in a scientific journal. The doctor claimed to have done a
study
proving the causation to come to that conclusion. After review
by similar
doctors, it was discovered that the study was flawed and was
later

8. retracted so is not actually a part of the scientific record. The
same
doctor published the only other paper/study a few years later
where it
was also found to not be scientifically founded under peer
review. When
it is not part of actual scientific record its hard to believe that it
is still
looked to and quoted by people as fact. Several studies have
been done
to confirm that there is no connection between vaccination and
autism.
According to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia several of
the
studies point to the cause of autism having more to do with
things
happening during development in the womb then anything after
birth.
Also, it has been determined that when reviewing home videos
of
children that there are signs of autism long before the accused
vaccinations. Also, when studying autism is identical twins it
was
determined that there is definitely a genetic factor. Lastly

9. exposure to
toxic or viral insults during early fetal development can be the
cause of
autism. There are many theories and still many studies to be
done before
we know the actual cause, but in the scientific community it is
not
caused by vaccines.
Reviewed by Offit, MD, P.A., Handy, MD, MSCE, L.,
Bodenstab, PharmD,
H.M., (2018) Vaccines and Autism. Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia.
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-
center/vaccines-and-other-conditions/vaccines-autism
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Nicole,
I can completely agree with your research that you conducted as
it is
what I also found. That article is the epitome of always getting
a
second opinion. However, when parents are trying to decide
whether
to vaccinate their children or not, they tend to look at both the
"pros"
and the "cons". Especially if the parents are on the fence with
their
decision, seeing an article from a doctor can definitely worry a
parent. Overall, very good discussion post!
-Caroline
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Hey Nicole, I agree with you that vaccines do not cause autism.
I also
do not understand why people hold onto "research" that has
been
disproven, or inaccurate. It makes more sense to me that a child
would develop autism due to genetic factors, or something
happening in the womb during development. Overall those
theories
make more sense rather than a child developing autism because
of a
vaccine. I also believe that if vaccines caused autism then a vast
majority of the population would be autistic which is not the
case.
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It is said that vaccines or vaccine ingredients cause autism, I do
not
agree. If this were true then essentially everyone would have
autism
because most of us have been vaccinated as children. Some
believe that
vaccines cause autism because autism usually develops around
the age
when children are vaccinated yet there have been no real links
proving
this. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC),

13. Autism is a developmental disability that causes significant
social,
communication, and behavioral challenges (CDC, n.d.). The
CDC states
that vaccines nor the ingredients in vaccines cause autism
because of
the extensive research that has been done to ensure the safety of
the
product for consumer use. While I understand why parents
would be
concerned about vaccinating their children because of the
various
ingredients found in vaccines it is also important to keep our
children
safe from the potential harmful diseases that can be easily
prevented by
getting vaccinated.
Autism and Vaccines | Vaccine Safety | CDC. (n.d.). Centers for
Disease
Control and Prevention.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism.html
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