There are many
fears parents have; the fear of their kids drowning; the fear of
their kids getting kidnapped; the fear of their kids asking them an
awkward question. The list goes on and on, but one of the biggest
fears seem to be of one disorder: autism. It is shown in their
intense fear of getting their children vaccinated. The way parents
talk about their experiences of learning their child has
autism. Though
why do parents fear their children getting autism more than some
other disorder such as schizophrenia or ADHD? Perhaps because the
chance of getting autism is a one in sixty-eight chance while
getting schizophrenia is point five percent(CDC). The horror
stories parents tell of their autistic child might scare other
parents. Also the
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the fear of autism. Within the last five years there has been a
fear of autism being caused by vaccines. It has gotten so bad some
parents will not let their children get vaccinated in fear of their
child getting autism like it could contracted like some disease.
The group AutismOne has over one-hundred and fifty seminars trying
to convince people that autism can be caused by
vaccinations(Mnookin 14). Michelle Guarino- a mother of an autistic
child was quoted saying: "I gave birth to my daughter, I watched
her develop normally and then she started losing speech at close to
2
Shortly after her MMR she short-circuited. Was it just
coincidence?"(qted in Alisson). For some a lot of parents these
coincidences have no way not be connected. Then with data showing
that a small percent, around one percent of kids get autism after
vaccinations(MMR-Autism). It also something to note that the
diagnostic on autism has jumped by 373 percent, but at the same
time the rate of MMR vaccination increased by just 10
percent(Alisson). The fear does not hold much ground though. There
is plenty research to prove that a huge majority of kids will not
get autism from
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