Possible relationship of autism to DPT vaccine
Autism
& Vaccines: A New Look At An Old Story .2
Rimland,
like Kanner, noticed early in his research that autistic children often came
from intelligent, well-educated parents who were successful professionals in
their communities. Upper middle class families in America have always sought out
and received quality medical care. Children,
whose parents are well educated are the most likely to take full advantage of
the latest developments in medicine. This would have been especially true in
Kanner’s day as two miracle drugs of the 20th century - antibiotics
and new vaccines - elevated trust in and reliance upon pharmaceuticals to a new
plateau.
In the early 1940’s, state-of-the-art pediatric medical care would have included a smallpox vaccination plus a separate dose of diphtheria vaccine. In 1944, pertussis vaccine was recommended for all babies. By 1947, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended routine use of the new combination DPT vaccine. By 1958, Kanner’s case files contained more than 100 cases of autism.
Vaccines
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