"The Doctors" -Autism Episode

PARENTS WITH BABIES/INFANTS/TODDLERS WHO READ MY BLOG, PLEASE WATCH THESE VIDEOS AND EDUCATE YOURSELF. AS MCCARTHY SAYS, 'YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE AND IN CHARGE OF YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH.'

Ever since I educated myself on autism, and the possible vaccine connection, (with the help of Shawna*) I have really been interested in hearing what the opposition says in response to people like Jenny McCarthy, Dr. Jerry Kartzinel and J.B. Handley founder of Generation Rescue. I liked this show because it actually got into the discussion of this possible connection, apparent treatments and statistics/studies.

I had never seen this show called "The Doctors" before, but judging from this episode, I can't stand the 'doctor hosts'. They seem like actors asked to wear scrubs and lab coats. If you care to watch these videos of 2 excerpts of the debate, feel free to comment on them. To me, it seems like J.B. Handley made good points, and used the studies to back them up, albeit obviously frustrated.

The 'doctor's' only argument (if you'd like to call it that) is "all you're doing is aggravating me, why would you do that?!" He sounds like he desperately wants to say, "bro" and "dude" after each sentence. From my experience, people resort to complaining of being attacked, when they can't refute the other side.

As of now, it seems no one can say whether or not there is a direct cause between the chemicals in the many vaccinations we give today, and the increase in prevalence of autism. But the points still stand:

-why has autism increased to being 1 in 150 kids in the U.S., but remains at about 1 in 1500-2000 in other first-world countries that kept the old 1989 vaccination schedule of a fraction of today's schedule.

-why have we tripled the vaccination schedule in the 1990's to 36?

-why aren't people informed of the harsh chemicals (including formaldehyde, mercury, animal products, AND human diploid cells from an aborted fetus from the 1960's) when the shots are to be administered?

-why as Handley said, have only 2 shots of the 36, and 1 out of the 35 chemicals in the vaccinations been studied?

-as Dr. Cartzinel says, how can the APA flat-out dismiss the theory based on these very small studies, AND the fact that they admit pediatricians don't know how to diagnose autism? how can studies be accurate about the disease, if it's not being diagnosed?

-why didn't any of the 'doctors' present their theories of what causes the dramatic change in behavior after a bad reaction to vaccination in babies, and why they stop talking, and become hyper-sensitive, AND if they doubt Jenny + Jerry's treatment (diet, detox, supplements) how do they explain the growing number of kids who have recovered from autism?

One of the best points made by Dr. Kartzinel was when he pointed out that in the medical aspect, there IS NO treatment that we give to everyone, and can't expect some small group to react adversely.

I really didn't hear anything convincing from the opposition...honestly listening to their responses, they were all very generalized ad hominem attacks:

"...many doctors say it doesn't work" (should we just say, "oh! okay then, nevermind."??)

"...why does it work for some and not others?" (thats true for any treatment)

"...there is a rise in so many other diseases too.." (what a dumb point...does that make the connection any less true?)

The bottom line for my decision to stick to the older simpler vaccination schedule for my kids, is that there is not a necessity for this many vaccines, and if caught, the diseases aren't as serious as they would be in a third-world country...we can treat them---whereas the possible alternative, as Dr. Kartzinel says, to have an epidemic of a disease no one can even diagnose, acknowledge, much less treat, is the trade-off. Please watch these videos: