Bib for autism research

Works Cited
"Autism and Vaccinations." Center for Disease Control. 22 Apr. 2008 . This is a website made by the center for disease control. This site mostly refutes the idea that Autism is related to vaccinations and says that parents should still give their children the vaccines. First of all they say that MMR the vaccine causing the concern is important because it protects against a deadly illness. They also say that “because signs of autism may appear around the same time children receive the MMR vaccine some parents may worry that the vaccine causes autism” They also say that a study done in 1998 that led people to believe the vaccine was causing the disorder was very small and not comprehensive enough, it also states that many of the doctors involves in the study are now saying that it is not the cause. Since then larger studies have taken place in which “the percentage of children with autism who received MMR vaccine was the same as the number of unaffected children in the region who received the MMR vaccine.” The bullets end with the statement “Groups of experts say there is not relationship between MMR and the influx in Autism”
This article is very biased toward vaccines. Some parents may worry is an understatement to the epidemic. Also the ending statement saying groups of experts say there is no relationship between MMR and the influx in autism is vague who are these experts. This site could be improved in many ways, but because they are the center for disease control they can say these things, not really give much information, and still seem legitimate.

Lagoria, Christine. "Autism and Vaccinations." Cbs News. 6 Mar. 2008. 22 Apr. 2008 . This is a very comprehensive article that represents both sides of the case of whether or not vaccinations are directly related to autism. The article states “there is no definitive research providing a link between vaccines and autism or ADD, but there is also no definitive research ruling it out.” In fact research institutions such as Columbia, Yale, etc. have not been able to find definite answers, but have found enough of a relationship to insist that more research is done. Also the article state that those who say autism is not linked to vaccines do not know what is causing the epidemic.” The article also criticizes the CDC for not admitting that some vaccines are not good because they think that the public will then be worried about all vaccines and a larger health epidemic ill surge form that. The article also says that now 1/150 children are now diagnosed with autism. This is a very good article for a person who is looking into the subject because it does giv both sides of the argument, but is obviously biased toward that there might be a connection and more research should be done.
Megson, Mary. "Autism and Vaccinations." Weson Price. Senate Hearings on Autism and Vaccinations. Senate Hearings on Autism. 6 Apr. 200. 22 Apr. 2008 . This was a speech given by a doctor in 2000 who had personally noticed an increase in autism among her patients, and she speculated that this had to do with vaccines. Although some of the figures are outdated there is medical and scientific information about the topic not found in other articles. “..The segment of children with regressive autism most commonly 18-24 months. I am seeing several children in the same family all affected including in the last week four cases of autistic regression developing in four year old children after their MMR and DPT vaccinations. In the past this was unheard of.” “at the age of ‘autistic regression’ we add pertussis toxin, which completely disrupts G alpha signals. It elevated blood sugar leading to diabetes, and can lead to hyperlipidemia. G protein defects cause severe loss of rod function in most autistic children; they lose night vision, and light to dark shading on objects in the daytime…” In other words she thinks that the vaccines are changing many processes within the body during fundamental developmental stages.
This article was a little too scientific for the average reader, but it was easy to understand that there might be a link between the vaccines and autism. She also states the large increase in autism in the past few years, which according to the other articles is only increasing. This article has the science to back up the argument, but also shows the great need to put more research into the topic.