The evils of Autism

One of the pitfalls of the fact that there is no cure for Autism is that it leaves it open for almost anyone to offer a 'solution' no matter how dangerous or crazy. Now we all like to think that we're smart and can pick a bad idea when we see one, but the problem is that even the dangerous people have become smart and figured out how to appear scientific and sane.

There are all manners of 'whack jobs' out there who will offer you just about anything for a share in everyone else's fortune, but if even the dangerous people have 'doctors' and 'scientists' on their side how do we pick it? Good bloody question.

One of the highest profile dangerous people in regards to Autism is Jenny McCarthy. She is dangerous for a lot of reasons: She is perpetuating the myth that vaccines cause Autism for one thing. Now I don't use the word myth lightly here; it has been studied to a great depth of detail now and there is no scientific link between Autism and any of the vaccines. Period. In fact the man who gave 'credit' to this great lie, Andrew Wakefield, has indeed had his medical license revoked on account of performing medical fraud.

Now until the Autism mystery is solved, people are going to want something to blame and vaccines are a very convenient scape goat. They have preservatives in them that a lot of people don't understand and Autism symptoms typically begin to appear not long after the age a child typically receives their MMR vaccine. This ladies and gentlemen is what they call a coincidence. There is no great conspiracy. Most the Australian vaccines have in fact been Thiomersal free since 1999, but the number one thing you'll hear anti-vaccine supporters harping on about is Thiomersal. Millions of children die each year from preventable vaccinable diseases. Anti-vaccine grand standing is destroying herd immunity and killing babies who aren't old enough to be vaccinated yet. But as long as you sit in your ivory tower with your superiority complex and bullshit herbs from your homeopath, I'm sure you're fine!

I'm strongly starting to believe all anti-vaccine supporters should be shipped off to 3rd world countries like Somalia where vaccinating your child is only something the rich can afford to do. See how long them and their beliefs in 'all natural' survive there. At least that way you're not contributing towards chipping away at our hard earned herd immunity.

Our good friend Jenny doesn't stop at just promoting anti vaccination though, she also advocates for Chelation Therapy. Chelation Therapy involves a series of intravenous infusions of a mixture of chemicals (usually EDTA). The theory is that these chemicals bind to heavy metals in the body (such as Mercury) and help the body pass them. What some people don't realise is that the Chelation chemicals themselves can be toxic or significantly harmful, especially to a child.

So surely by now you can see how an all encompassing approach of "I'll try anything once to cure Autism" can be extremely dangerous. Yes, all people have a right to be heard. Voice and opinion is important, but we have to be able to apply a nutbaggery filter in order not to endanger our loved ones. How can we effectively do this with the evil ones claiming 'science'? Lots and lots of research and keeping a look out for one word: Cure. Because surely by now if Jenny McCarthy had have in fact cured Autism, she would have been given millions of dollars; not killed hundreds of innocent children.

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