Source: BBC News
In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s vaccination study appeared in the Brit Medical Journal Lancet. The study was seized upon by those of the anti-vaccination set.
The problem? His research has been discredited for a number of reasons including the he is reported to have paid his son’s friends to obtain blood samples while they attended his birthday party and the fact that he was working for attorneys hired by parents pursuing legal action for autism they believe was caused by the MMR (Measles Mumps and Rubella) vaccine.
Dr. Wakefield, who now lives (and works) in the US was, “Extremely disappointed” by the recent rulings of the General Medical Counsel against him. The study, which was later retracted by Lancet, has been cited as a critical factor in causing the plummet of MMR vaccination rates and the expected rise in new cases of measles since 2005.
~Posted by D.M. 
Schwadron, Esquire
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I understand why she some feel that autism is a gift, but I doubt they felt that way growing up, and I doubt that all of the parents who have autistic children at the other of the spectrum feel that way. It’s a gift only when one makes it into one. A good lesson that to learn is not to be so hasty to give up on a child at such a young age. It seems like doctors categorize autistic children very young, and that sets the tone for the rest of their lives. As far as we’ve come, there is still much that medical science does not understand and cannot explain about autistic children, or many other things for that matter.
You raise valid points. Thank you for contributing to the dialogue.