Autism and Mercury Poisoning, a First Hand Account

Crystal is the mother of a young child who was diagnosed with autism when he was only 20 months old. Every time I would see Crystal, she would tell me about the new things they were trying and update me on how her son, Hayden, was doing. One day I met Hayden and my heart just went out to him. A little boy should never have to go through all the troubles his body is dealing with. After they found out exactly what was causing all of Hayden's symptoms, they were crushed. It turned out to be mercury poisoning, most likely from his vaccination shots.

I recently interviewed Crystal, and this is her heart-felt story:

April: "What did you do before you had your son?"

Crystal: "I was an elementary school teacher. I taught for five years in the public school system."

April "Did the doctors ever see any abnormalities in your son when he was born or during any of his check-ups done before his vaccinations?"

Crystal: "Hayden had acid reflux for the first several months of life, but it was nothing that the doctor was concerned about. Except for the reflux, he was given a clean bill of health from birth on. He was healthy and showed no abnormalities anytime before he started regressing. He met all his milestones up until about 18 months. At this point, he did not develop the language that a normal child his age would use."

April "After your son was vaccinated what changed? What did you notice was different about him?"

Crystal : "He was vaccinated several times and we didn't notice anything other than what a "normal" reaction would be. He often became fussy and ran a fever. As time went on, I noticed more and more things about him that I did not feel were normal, but the doctors assured me there was nothing wrong. When he was a baby, he didn't sleep well. He was up about four times a night, did not want to sleep laying down, and had to be elevated, rocked, or carried around most of the time."

April: "At what point did you take him to go get checked out and tested?"