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I received the H1N1 vaccine in the fall of 2009 in Virginia. My son born in 2010, now 6 years old, is diagnosed with Autism, or more specifically, Aspergers. He also had hypospadias that required surgery. He has speech delays and articulation errors still, had frequent ear infection, and has sensitive skin and allergies with eczema flair ups from time to time. We have four children, he is our 3rd. None of our other children have any of these conditions, except the 4th who has some mild speech errors. I received the h1n1 vaccine with him, around 13 weeks at the start of the 2nd trimester, and never gotten a flu shot before or after. I have often wondered if that was what made the difference. While I didn't really want it, we had two other children who needed a healthy mother, and pregnant women were dying at a much higher rate, so it seemed in the best interest of our family at the time.
Autism, Flu Shots and the Fable of Mercury and Pregnancy Safety
Managing Editor's Note: You've likely seen the media flurry that spins fever during pregnancy into "flu shots may prevent autism." No mention of the mercury in the flu shots of course. Below is a post we ran back in 2009 - that dispels the notion that flu vaccination has been properly tested...
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