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Does a connection between autism and mercury explain the autism epidemics? Jeff Bradstreet, a specialist in autism-related disorders, had documented a genetic defect in children that makes them vulnerable to thimerosal, a preservative found in some vaccines (flu among them). Thimerosal is 50 percent mercury, a known neurotoxin.
Some studies have found thimerosal to increase the risk of autism-like damage in mice. However, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Immunization Safety Review Committee has repeatedly released reports stating there is not enough evidence to support the association between autism and thimerosal-containing vaccines.

The onset of the autism epidemic has been concomitant with the introduction of the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) and the Hepatitis B vaccines as mandatory shots for children making the exposure to mercury during the first three months of life three times higher than before. And that's when babies are more vulnerable to heavy metals. Besides, there are are children who don't detox heavy metals well, and its effect become accumulative.
Until just a few years ago, children who received a full schedule of vaccinations were injected with mercury in amounts far exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines. Since 2001, all universally recommended childhood vaccines have been available in single-dose vials without thimerosal, which remains as preservative in some non-routine childhood vaccines, like influenza's.
Presently, around 6 in 1,000 young children suffer from autism. Statistics show a 10-fold increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders since 1985, and the cause of such epidemics has become highly controversial. Many researchers believe that mercury in vaccines, amalgams and fish is to be blamed. It is a well-established fact that mercury is toxic for the nervous system and many of the symptoms of autism are similar to those of mercury poisoning.
Anne, who has a 5-year-old son with autism has extensively researched the topic and came to the conclusion that in her case there might have been a genetic predisposition that was assaulted by the amalgam fillings she had done in her mouth during pregnancy.
Tim, 7, suffers from an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the onset of which coincided with his second influenza shot. If you visit his home, you will see him pacing back and forth, once and again. He tiptoes over the edge of the low garden wall, while making repetitive noises with his mouth.

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