And I'd do it again.
A "celebrity" has been very vocal in her choice not to vaccinate her children. She says she's not vaccinating them because she doesn't want them to get autism. And she's being very public about this. I wonder what her pediatrician has to say about this.
There is no medical proof that vaccines cause autism. The boys' pediatrician, neurologist, and psychiatrist have assured me of this. Sure, having kids with autism is hard....but wouldn't it also be difficult to have a child that falls ill with one of the diseases we can vaccinate against and dies? I think the guilt of knowing that I caused the death of my child by choosing not to vaccinate him would kill me.
I worry that she, like another celebrity, are using their persona to push their beliefs onto others. I wish that only medical personnel could be allowed to speak about "preventing" and "curing" autism. So many parents, like me, wish for a cure every day. It's so easy to "chase rainbows" in hopes of helping our children. Tim and I decided early on that we would only peruse treatments that were medically proven to help children with autism. I admit, there have been days that we have talked about trying some other approaches, but we have stuck to our guns. I realize that all children are different, but medication and therapy are working in our house.
