I saw into the thread Room 101 but didn't find any discussion boards at first glance. I read that other AFF members visit other discussion boards talking about autism but I haven't found many.
I posted at this one which I found pretty rotten. They post about many myths about cause of autism and seem to consist of many parents desperate for a cure.
http://cure zone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=852527#i - , notice the space between cure and zone which isn't supposed to be there.
Please criticize my approach, I'm a n00b at it. This site talks about other things than autism so I am not sure where they got the name "curezone" from.
I finally got some response, I wasn't sure what to reply however but I have replied and I may edit my message.
Hurray! Someone not aspie agrees with me!
At least somehow, it seems like it is very typical for this forum with long messages.
I must agree with Kezzil, Autism is not just Autism anymore but it is autism spectrum disorder which implies to include many more cases that might have otherwise been on the borderline. I have studied autism in my last exam period and I have so far failed to get sufficient evidence that it is actually linked to vaccinations. My general attitude towards medicine is very alternative and I am not into the mainstream medical attitudes but this relationship is very vague. However if someone can refer me to some research studies that give evidence I would be more than thankful but my impression is that it is more a suspicion than anything else. Whereas vaccination might be the cause for some children I still believe there is a mixture of causes for most people affected and a lot of it is genetic.
Changing society is hard though. Noone should be bullied or discriminated for how they are. In the case of autism or aspergers there are so many qualities that are so unique and wonderful and I do feel for the people who suffer from the discriminations.
This message I am not sure how to respond, just read the bottom line:
http://cure zone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=853555#i - notice the space between cure and zone which isn't supposed to be there.
Something like:
Autistics react differently to some medicaments?
Hehe, gotta hate people like that who spam a huge amopunt of medical jargon they don't udnerstand just to confuse you. He's basiclly trying to say that you have large quantities of mercury in your body courtesy of the injections you've had over the years as "proof" that you have mercury in your body.
However, his arguement falls flat (Got a notepad handy? ;p) - Thermirosal is a form of Ethyl Mercury. While Ethyl Mercury's toxicity is largely unstudied, it's been proven that Ethyl Mercury is not nearly as toxic as Methyl Mercury (The form that is most commonly encountered in the environment - just eatting many types of fish will give you small doses of it), and it does not bio-accumulate either, which means it doesn't stick around and need purging via chelatives (Unless the chelatives are given within maybe the first few days after exposure).
Additionally Ethyl Mercury has an extremely short half-life, by the time you're injected with the stuff there's only traces left. The injections may've had 25mg when it was made bt by the time you recieve it it may be as little as 2 or 3mg.
Given the toxicity effects are largely unknown I sppose there's the tiniest chance it could trigger Autism, but chelation would have to be administered straight after the vaccine is given. Giving chelation years later wold not work to remove the remaining Ethyl Mercury, and the egg-heads are certain Thermirosal doesn't trigger it, and I think they know what they're doing more than a few panicky parents and snake oil merchants.
Copy and... PASTED!
I will not blame you if it was incorrect in any way.
Apparently I have made the biggest thread on that discussion board.
Please feel free to join the discussion, it might however be uncomfy to become a member of a site named "curezone".
I figure that I should just accept our different views of what autism is caused by and not post messages which imply that my view is correct to make my threads focus on the question I wish answered in a such "rotten" discussion board.
HURRAY!
I have noticed that I have got an "R" on the linked post. Which apparently mean that it has been recommended by a moderator.
"you try to debate on forum subjects inside support forums! Support forums are for support, debate forums are for debate. There are many debate forums where you are free to debate on any subject related to forum description. "
This is the most likely reason they banned me and deleted all my messages and topics with my messages.
Can't remember to have seen any warnings, but if there was a private message whitout a pop-up I would unlikely notice it.
I was invited to join some private parent's board. It is actually really boring. Most they just chit-chat such as "Hi! How are you feeling today?" and stupid game threads. The owner posts up any news article that mentions autism and no one but me ever seems to comment on it. Then they will have some thread war over people who feel they are being ignored by the other parents or that other parents are saying nasty things about them over private messages. It is almost a complete waste of time.
Well the chatrooms here aren't always too serious either.
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