I Just Missed the Autism Bullet"
........written by my oldest son, and sent to Dr. Arthur Caplan of Children's Hospital after his irresponsible post that "mercury is not neurotoxic, even in infants."
The good Doctor never responded. Maybe he should send it to the CDC. My guess is they won't respond either.
S.

Dear Professor, Sir.

Let me start out by introducing myself to you. I am a premedical student at a college right here in the greater Philadelphia Area. I'm 20 years old, and a sophomore. My lifelong dream has been to work in medicine hopefully to become a doctor. When I read an irresponsible entry like this, it makes me think I am putting my efforts in the wrong place.
In her quest to make me an informed student and a well learned individual, my mother forwarded an email with an article that you penned. It was quite disturbing. Please allow me to tell you my family's story. Possibly my candor will make you see things in a different light.

My brother has, or should I say HAD, "something." Since every kid that now doesn't develop in a typical way has autism, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics lets for the sake of argument say that he has autism. I don't believe he was BORN with autism, I was 12 at the time and had my face pressed on the operating room door watching him come into the world. Happy healthy pink and adorable. He looks just like me. He cried like every normal baby. We took him home and loved him like every family does. He did everything that babies do, very normally. And my mom, being the diligent parent that she is, vaccinated him because that's what the medical community told her to do. My mom, by the way, is a masters level psychologist. She works, or may I correct myself and say "worked" with ADHD children. Until my brother was injected with a neurotoxin and "became" autistic. You see, I know he was not born that way and I like to think I'm intelligent enough to realize he didn't get it from breast milk or drinking water. He spoke but you couldn't understand him. Apraxia. Dyspraxia. "They're all on the spectrum, doesn't matter what they are." He didn't have the typical regression like most kids have, and spin around and tantrum. He just hit a developmental brick wall.

Why does my mother no longer "work" with ADHD children? Because she had to give up the work that she loved so dearly to remove the mercury that irresponsible medical people injected into my brother. And then get him therapy 4 days a week so he could "catch up" on what he missed.

My mom's a strong woman, very intelligent. Smartest person I know. I used to sit in my room doing homework and hear her sobbing like I never heard her sob before. And then I heard her pray. She gave up her life as she knew it, left her practice - her job - to take my beautiful brother to therapy 4 days a week. Every week. She studied and read, and studied some more. She bought supplements and minerals, adjusted his diet. Called people all over the world, sent video tapes to doctors in Australia. Documented every move, every treatment, every therapy. I do suppose she will use this information for her doctoral thesis to the dismay of many. She should have it published in journals all over the world. I doubt medical people will allow that though. My parents paid over $500 a week, every week, for therapy and treatments that the insurance companies did not cover. They paid this out for 3 years, every week, after my mother lost/gave up her income. She then began biomedical interventions and the changes were amazing. Please don't attempt to tell me that all the urine/hair/blood tests that showed mercury literally pouring out of his little body over the past year was there at birth. Because I won't believe you. Three months ago he had more tests. After several months of biomedical interventions, amazingly the mercury is now in very low levels. His developmental pediatrician is amazed at his progress. Other than not so perfect eye contact and the remaining tell tale signs of apraxic speech, he's like most kids his age. "See, I told you he'd grow out of it" the doctor told my mother. Since when does someone "grow out of autism?" An excuse because as a community, the medical people don't want to see fact. Nor do they want to take responsibility for the biggest faux pas of this century.

My girlfriend died of meningitis. She was 17. I got the vaccination and never told my mother until last month because I know how petrified she is. I didn't get the shot because I really thought it would protect me from meningitis. Ironically I got the shot because it saved me a lot of anxiety and many sleepless nights worrying that maybe I was wrong. (and I checked, there is no thimerisol in menactra.)

Professor/Sir I must ask. Does anyone in your family have autism? YET? Your grandchildren? Have they been immunized? Anyone showing signs? Delays in speech, spinning around in circles, toe walking, screaming, not speaking, smearing poop on walls? YET? Well maybe its a bit too late because they say thimerisol's out, but of course it was taken out, but not for any valid reason. Maybe for one of my projects I'll get my hands on a bottle of vaccine and do a little experiment. See if there's mercury or one of it's derivatives in there. Then responsibly report it to the news. My mom just said the last batch of thimerisol vaccine expires this month. So only a few more innocent newborns and their loving families will have a heartbreak that is far beyond explanation.

I have a diagnosis of ADHD. My neurologist used to say I was on the "cusp of Asperger's". I just missed the autism bullet. Had I been shot up with neurotoxin, I feel assured it would have pushed me over the edge, and I too would have had "something" more than what I have today. Something a little more than ADHD and a bit of anxiety. Something like my brother had. And having to treat two children with autism? I feel confident in saying that my family would be flat broke.

We are lucky. My brother is what is considered "recovered." Not all families will be so lucky. He goes to our local elementary school and is not showing signs of any learning disabilities. His IQ has tested in the normal range. He has friends, even a girlfriend. I should mention that she has dyspraxia too. Same age, same pediatrician. Same vaccines more than likely from the same bottle. His best friend has been diagnosed with Asperger's. Not only do they share the same pediatrician, but they share the very same birthday. Coincidence? No matter how you twist the science, that's no coincidence. Three children born within weeks of each other more than likely immunized at the same time from the very same bottle of vaccine.That' s neurotoxin at it's finest. Delivered by a medical doctor lovingly to all his patients. The gift that keeps on giving.

In closing I must thank you for giving me a wake up call. I saw prayer give my mother the strength to heal my brother. And I pray it gives me the strength to stand tall amongst my peers and not adopt thinking and practices that I know are false and political. I hope in my career our paths do cross. I will shake your hand and remind you of this e-conversation. You surely have opened my eyes to a horrid reality.

Respectfully,
CallMe_Dr.Asperger