I am not a supporter of Age of Autism or any other organization, with the exception of a nascent local advocacy group, and don’t know that I really get the phrase “Green our vaccines”.  But I do find some aspects of the concept interesting and think they are relevant and do deserve due consideration.

In light of many findings that indicate the strong influence of environmental factors (pollution) on development, both of children and the unborn fetus, it does not seem too far fetched to think that many of the components in vaccines could cause some developmental damage.  This damage could manifest itself in some of the neurological and physiological symptoms associated with autism.  I am not saying that vaccines cause ASD, but it does not seem out of the realm of possibility just based on statistics alone that they could be the cause of some ASD’s.  I can’t see how anyone could argue against that possibility, though I’m sure there are those that would try.

If you doubt the basic premise of this post- that the environment can have a profound influence on fetal development check these out:

The disappearing male

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