The idea that vaccines cause autism has been a hot topic of choice for many years. There is an equal amount of data that shows vaccines are the cause for autism and that vaccines do not cause autism, so which side is right and which is wrong? Vaccines linking to autism will be explored through the composition of said vaccines, other factors believed to cause autism, and how scientists will approach the rise of cases. It is believed that the whole vaccine itself causes autism, but in actuality, it is the preservatives in these childhood vaccines that are “troublesome”. a preservative called thimerosal which contained mercury was thought to be the cause of autism, but this preservative was mostly eliminated from all childhood vaccines, and yet
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Outside factors could be playing a key role, unfortunately science is not far enough to give us a definite answer. It is believed that a lack of breastfeeding plays a role in the development of autism, so should we assume that a lack of breastfeeding will cause autism? Mercury was a topic of interest “Due to its known neurotoxicity”(Shultz). Most people look at autism as an inept ability to socialize, but that could be due to a lack of socialization during childhood. While autism generally includes symptoms of being socially-inept, that is not the only sign. Repetitive behaviors are a major indicator and depending on the severity, so are physical appearances. The Mercury that is said to cause autism is not necessarily ONLY coming from vaccines. Trace amount of mercury can be found in the air we breathe depending on location and from the “pollution coal-burning power plants [give off]”(Shultz). The rise of autism in children can very well be associated with plain old genetics. If your father has autsim, odds are, it will be passed down. Even if the parent’s autism is hardly noticeable, and it cant even be seen that they have it, a more severe case of it can be passed down to the offspring. If the mother drinks or smokes during pregnancy, that can cause the child to be born with autism and in turn offsets the gene pool. Autism has been on the rise, “In 1990, 6.2 of every 10,000 children born
Outside factors could be playing a key role, unfortunately science is not far enough to give us a definite answer. It is believed that a lack of breastfeeding plays a role in the development of autism, so should we assume that a lack of breastfeeding will cause autism? Mercury was a topic of interest “Due to its known neurotoxicity”(Shultz). Most people look at autism as an inept ability to socialize, but that could be due to a lack of socialization during childhood. While autism generally includes symptoms of being socially-inept, that is not the only sign. Repetitive behaviors are a major indicator and depending on the severity, so are physical appearances. The Mercury that is said to cause autism is not necessarily ONLY coming from vaccines. Trace amount of mercury can be found in the air we breathe depending on location and from the “pollution coal-burning power plants [give off]”(Shultz). The rise of autism in children can very well be associated with plain old genetics. If your father has autsim, odds are, it will be passed down. Even if the parent’s autism is hardly noticeable, and it cant even be seen that they have it, a more severe case of it can be passed down to the offspring. If the mother drinks or smokes during pregnancy, that can cause the child to be born with autism and in turn offsets the gene pool. Autism has been on the rise, “In 1990, 6.2 of every 10,000 children born