2 Genes Implicated in Autism

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Precious time and money has already been wasted on many studies of unvaccinated vs vaccinated children. There is no link between vaccines and autism:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/health/13vaccine.html
Autism is one of the most heritable diseases, so genetics must be involved:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_autism

Madan of TX 3:09PM February 13, 2009

Enough with the genetic studies already. There cannot be a genetic epidemic of autism. Wasting precious time and money. Better spent on an unvaccinated vs vaccinated study of children.

Maurine Meleck of SC 8:48AM February 11, 2009

I'm certain you are a wonderful father. Your acceptance is a breath of fresh air because I too accept my son's many and various ways to communicate his love and attachment to this family. And I know that there are many children out there who are just like your son, but mine is not. His head is normally sized, he regressed immediately after his vaccination of the MMRV (ProQuad) which was taken off the market right after my son received his injection. ProQuad is now known to cause encephalitis which my son has.
http://www.fda.gov/cber/label/proquadLBinfo.htm
The DNA, RNA, genetic study done on my son was extremely expensive and extremely thorough. The PTEN and the serotonin transporter gene are well known by the neurologists studying my son's injury. Everything was normal.... well except one gene that they found which may cause some heart problems down the road.
My son was sick when he received his vaccine. Blood test taken the day of his 12 month vaccinations show a compromised immune system. He had not recovered from a recent bout with Roseola, a herpes virus similar to the chicken pox virus in the vaccine. Who knows what would have happened had Ben been healthy but the point is he developed autism or autistic like symptoms which is quiet remarkable.
If vaccines don't cause autism then why did my son utter his last sentence after the vaccine? Why did he start walking on his tippy toes? What happened to his eye contact and already developed social skills? And why is it that he gets a high fever every other week? Does encephalitis cause these things? Or do vaccines that are administered to unhealthy children?
Who has ever read the adverse reaction label on the vaccines prior to having them injected into their child?
We asked our doctor, he said not to worry, vaccines are safe.
BTW when I grew up I had chicken pox, measles and the mumps, so did all my friends. I never knew anyone with autism growing up, never even heard of it either, did you?
email me anytime bensmyson at gmail.com

bensmyson of NC 9:00PM February 10, 2009

Dear Ben,
Did they check for these particular genes which were not identified until this month? Did they check your son's cranium's size, to determine whether or not it is in a higher percentile? Have you read the research to determine whether or not it's something related to your son's condition? Or would you rather blame it on a procedure that has been proven time and time again (3 long-term studies across the world in the last month) safe and effective.
My son is also autistic, and has similar behaviors. He also has a cranium size that is larger than other children. Not abnormally large, but larger than many of his peers. Don't believe the lies you read about vaccines that cause autism, they don't. Those "doctors" that claimed it was true have falsified their evidence in an effort to get published for money and recognition. Autistic children show evidence of their behavior before many vaccines are given.
Accept that your child instead has a larger cranial capacity, and is able to process more information than "normal" children. Accept the gift your child has that Tesla and Einstein had. Don't try to blame a procedure that is designed to save your child from deadly diseases like Measles and Rubella. Look to the Science that has proven a link multiple times to genetics, rather than a dying "theory" that has set autism research back years.
And don't think for a moment that I don't understand what you are going through. My child's behavior is erratic as well. I know what is it like to have a child that doesn't speak clearly while every child around him speaks in clear sentences. The frustration of asking him a question and have him turn away, instead of answering. The agony of strangers making comments about bad parenting and poorly behaved children when we eat at a restaurant. I know.
So don't tell me that I am misguided, or that I just don't understand. I do. But I would rather get to the heart of the matter and learn how to address the issue permanently, rather than threaten the life of my child by exposing him to measles, mumps, rubella, or a deadly flu strain.

Jeremy of UT 11:28AM February 10, 2009

All this is great, however after an expensive DNA and RNA study researchers have found no abnormalities in my autistic son's genetic make up. Perhaps that means my son is not autistic. When he stops spinning things and stacking things, and running around on his tip-toes I'll ask him if he is autistic... oh that's right he stopped talking a couple of years ago right after his vaccines.

bensmyson of NC 6:16PM February 09, 2009