Autism, a complicated, not well-understood, debilitation that afflicts 1 in every 150 children, and it is more commonly found in males, than in females. Children, who live in an autistic world, are unfortunately often unable to be a part of our world. They are somehow locked up inside of themselves, with no way out. Autism is reflected in different ways, and to different degrees. Speech and communication are two major areas that are greatly affected in children with Autism.

Autism was rare until it started to appear more frequently in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. At the time studies show that it affected approximately, 1 in every 2000 children. Midway through the 1990’s the statistics showed a sharp increase in children diagnosed with autism. Less than a decade later, the numbers rose to approximately, 1 in every 700 children being diagnosed. Today, in the year 2011 we are seeing children with Autism at an alarmingly high rate of, 1 in every 150 children. Autism is affecting more and more children, why are the numbers going up? The incidence of Autism, is much too high, and the statistics are frightening.

In the early 1990’s, there was a change in how immunizations were mixed, before being administered to children. Prior to the 1990’s, the immunizations for measles, mumps, and rubella, were administered separately, and at different times of the child’s life. In the early 90’s however, a change was made, and all three immunizations were combined together, and were then mixed with preservatives, which were added to prevent one immunization from affecting any chemical change to the other. This new combination was than administered to children in one shot instead of three. Could this be a factor in the staggering number of children who are now affected by autism? Could the combination of the medications, along with artificial preservatives have an effect on the increase in Autism?

This information raises many questions such as, what effect does mixing three very powerful immunizations together into one shot, have on small children? How does it affect their brain, their organs, and other parts of their small bodies?

Many cases of Autism are diagnosed, only after receiving the immunizations. Why is it that parents and doctors alike, observed no autistic signs in some of these children, before they were immunized? Could it be that the immunizations with preservatives cause a serious adverse reaction in some children? These are very important questions that need to be investigated, to provide some concrete answers.
Is there a connection between immunizations and Autism? It appears that there are some implications that there may be a connection. In a logical deduction of the facts that we have, there is evidence that there may be a link between autism and immunizations.

Immediate, and in-depth research needs to be done, to determine if there is a connection between the two, and if there is, something needs to be done quickly, to stop the increase of Autism in our children, the future generation of this world.