What are the pros and cons of giving children with ASD vitamin and enzyme injections?
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I would certainly say that this should not be done unless under the direct supervision of a doctor with a  specialization in autism-spectrum disorders.\n\nPersonal experiences will be highly varied, and responses here should not be used to justify starting this sort of treatment.
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This is a great question.  I have worked administering these vaccinations for many years.   I have discussed this issue with many parents who are wondering about it.  There are two trains of thought.  First, allow me to say that the incidence of adverse effects from vaccinations are very, very low.  Autism was suspected to be caused from a particular vaccination that used to be used and the thought was that it was from an additive in the immunization and not the immunization itself.  This additive has since been discontinued.  \n\nThe reasons to vaccinate your kids:\n1.  Many of the illnesses that we vaccinate for (rubella, tetanus, measels, Hemophilus influenza type B, etc.) are serious illnesses.  This is why the vaccines exist.  The illnesses themself are bad enough, but the problems that exist after the illness goes away there are problems that linger.  \n\n2.  Vaccinations are required for all public and most private schools.  Unless you can document the reasons why you did not have your children vaccinated, the school reserves the right to require that they be vaccinated (you could get a lawyer to fight this).  The only acceptable reason is if it were against your religion.\n\n3.  Vaccines are safe ways to prevent certain illnesses.  There is a thing called herd immunity.  The theory is that if everyone around you has been vaccinated, then there would be no chance you could be affected by an illness because you wouldn't be able to catch it from anyone.  The problem is that we are seeing a resurgence of these illness, especially mumps, measles, and polio... polio is by far the worst.  The reason is, is that we have trended over the past 15 or so years the percentage of children receiving their childhood immunizations is decreasing.  Therefore this "herd immunity" is no longer effective.  \n\n4.  As I said, vaccines are very safe today.  There may be local reactions to the vaccine like swelling or mild muscle tenderness, but this may last a few days at most.  The illness you can get from not being vaccinated are much worse.  \n\nReasons not to get vaccinated:\n1.. It is against your religion.  \n\n2.  Your child is very sickly and has too many problems that the doctor feels immunization is not healthy.\n\n  This all being said:\nIt is a law that if a child has a serious adverse effect from receiving an immunization, it must be reported.  I am sure that if you were concerned with the rates of serious complications from vaccines, you would be able to have information given to you about the percentages of these complications.  In my many years of administering childhood immunizations, I have never had to fill out one of these forms.  Please look into this if you are concerned.  \nAlso... There are certain vaccines that are available that aren't required.  These include varicella, influenza, meningococcal, and pneumococcal.  Varicella is for chicken pox.  My personal issues with this vaccie is that it doesn't necessarily prevent chicken pox.  They say it lessens the severity of chicken pox if the child gets it at all.  Chicken pox to me isn't really a huge problem, though there are a minority of cases where they are severe enough to cause hospitalization.  Influenza (the flu shot) and pneumococcal (the pneumonia shot) are only used in kids who are at risk.  These include mainly kids with asthma problems.  Meningococcal vaccine is the one for meningitis.  Most colleges now require this vaccination if the student is staying on campus.  I had the option of having this vaccine when I started college.  I decided not to.  I figured that it only protects against one specific kind of meningitis and I have good health habit.  I figured I'd take my chances.  And I never did get meningitis.  Of course that's not to say I never will, but I'm not concerned about it!\n\nI hope this information helps.  I would encourage you to get your child vaccinated especially given the rise in these illness right now
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My only experience with this is in wound care.  I can't really think of anything it could offer a child with developmental delays.  If the person recommending this isn't an M.D. or similar, be really, really carful to read as much as possible before you invest a fortune.
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If you can have a doctor put in writing that giving infant formula is harming your child......... and the diaper rash cream being used inappropriately will cause some type of damage then passing a psych eval wont matter..... the strawberry soda I am sure isn't good for any infant but if you have no proof sorry to say its your word against his....\n If he truly has a mental flaw then a trained professional will see through any act he may have......that is what they are paid to do
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There are homeopathic remedies that can help ease the body's ability to tolerate the vaccination and lesson the possible adverse reactions.  Unfortunately I do not remember which ones they are.  However, I highly recommend a very informative, non-biased book on the subject called Vaccinations:  A Thoughtful Parent's Guide...It presents the pros and cons of both sides of the "issue" of vaccinations and also recommends herbal concoctions and homeopathic remedies like I mentioned above.  I was able to borrow it from my local library.  Please look into it!  You'll be really glad you did!
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You should  join the Peptizyde and HN-Zyme Prime Yahoo group\nfor addressing Autism. \nhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/enzymesandautism/.\n\n"Significant improvements were seen in eye contact, language, humor, foods tolerated, digestion, stools/bowels, Significant decreases were seen in aggression, hyperness, anxiety, self-stimming, self-injurious behavior, pain, and headaches among others."\nhttp://owen.curezone.com/healing/autismenzymes.html\n\nAlso eliminate dairy including pizza and milk from his diet. Limit wheat or gluten based foods.
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I would recommend discussing alternatives with your doctor.\n\nAlthough there are no reports directly linking topical Vitamin A to pregancy problems, it is known that high doses of oral Vitamin A can be harmful.\n\nPlease disregard the opinion above. This cannot be from an ObGyn.
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Vaccinations USED TO contain a preservative called thimerosal.  This is what many people suspected cause the increase in rates of Autism.  I have my doubts about that, but that's irrelevant because they stopped putting thimerosal in children's vaccines around the year 2000.  The last lots of vaccines which contain thimerosal as a preservative expired by early 2003. So that's one thing you don't have to worry about.\n\nA child may experienc rash, fever & general feeling of 'yuckiness' after the jab.  More severe side effects are possible, but very rare.  \n\nSome people suggest giving the children the vaccines separately.  There are pros & cons of this.  It is more expensive, for one thing.
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Hello,\nI am not a mother of an Autistic person, but my younger brother is diagnosed with autism. I do not know if this will help, but here is one major expierence of my brother's.  He began to receive symptoms of ASD shortly after his MMR shot.  He began to stop talking and began to backtrack.  I have done some research myself, and this seems to appear quite a bit around.  Look it up, it's interesting. :) Good luck. :-)
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Pro: ?\nCon: 1. Enrichment at the cost of other people will prevail, since only rich people will be able to buy designer babies. 2. More overpopulation. 3. The child will think their parents won't love them for who they are, but for the designed elements. 4. Fetuses will be sacrified for the neccesary experiments.\n\nSomebody wrote that elimination of genetic diseases is a pro. Well, firstly: that's not possible, because of evolution newly genetic diseases will come in place*. Secondly (if it WOULD be possible): overpopulation would be a even bigger problem then it is already at this moment.\n\n*BTW, the same goes for eliminating all current diseases (if it would be possible): the moment that would be the case, new diseases would appear.
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Vitamin B12, deficiencies have been linked to autoimmune diseases such as, Multiple sclerosis, pernicious anaemia, and aids. Get a second opinion or see another Doctor. Long term use of B12 shots could also be damaging to your health.
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prescripted vitamins r specific for problems... for example in certain type of anaemias only vit b12 or folic acid is needed... no need for the whole bouquet.\ntakin other vits needlessly may cause more harm actually\nand fda is not a joke... trust me..
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There is nothing wrong with taking prednisone if it is administered as directed. Prednisone is a miracle drug. If you do not trust your son's doctor, seek a second opinion, but not online.
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I don't recommend it, because I have a weak stomach as well. What you could try is an orthodontic assistant, that helps put braces on kids. I have braces, and I enjoy the lively moms, and cheery bright colors of the orthodontist's office, and you wouldn't have to worry about blood, or anything like that. Just putting colorful rubber bands, and wires with glue in kids' mouths. :)
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I think you are much better off taking Vitamin C in supplements rather than creating your own Vitamin C serum from powdered Vitamin C. Too much vitamin C can cause side-effects, such as diarrhea and an upset stomach. Vitamin supplements regulate how much Vitamin C you get, so it is far safer I would think.\n\nHope this helps!
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I would agree with the others in that if you haven't been otherwise instructed by a physician, do not supplement kids.\n\nas a rule, you yourself shouldn't require daily supplementation.  this is because if you get enough sunlight (15-30 minutes a day depending on where you live relative to the equator and what season it is), typically your body will make it's own Vitamin D by converting cholesterol into the required form.  You do not need to supplement cholesterol either because everyone makes more than enough from your liver (this is why using diet to control cholesterol is only moderately helpful).\n\nThere may be worries such as "I'm fair skinned and can't get sun" or "I live in Nome, Alaska", but really 15 minutes a day is nothing, and much safer than risking oversupplementing with children.\n\nAs with all fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), the policy is to err on the side of caution.  Since these are not water soluble (in which case excess supplements are disposed of in the urine), excess D will accumulate over time in the fat stores and can cause a number of problems later on (especially since various forms of Vitamin D or activators of gene expression).
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OK, firstly, vaccinations DO NOT cause autism. There is NO scientific evidence to back up this claim. The study which sparked off this whole controvercy was based on 13 children and was NOT a properly controlled study. The whole link is totally coincidental - if a child is going to be diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder, it will be somewhere between 18 months and 2 years of age. Which is in the few months after the MMR vaccination. But it is NOT caused by the vaccination.\n\nAnyway, in response to your question, it depends where you are in the world. Here in the UK, the recommended vaccination schedule is as follows:\n\n2 months - DTP, Polio, Hib, MenC\n3 months - DTP, Polio, Hib, MenC\n4 months - DTP, Polio, Hib, MenC\n\n12-15 months - MMR\n\nDTP stands for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough). Hib is agains a bug called haemophilus influenza which causes epiglottitis and meningitis. Men C immunises against a certain form of meningitis. And the MMR is against measles, mumps, and rubella.\n\nAs a health professional I would fully recommend that you have your baby immunised. If you don't, you leave your baby at risk of developing serious illnesses which can cause complications such as deafness, brain damage, and even death.