Every time that I hear another one of these stories I try to put myself in the shoes of the parents, and the children. The parents are racked with guilt and come to terms with it. They also have to pick up the pieces and give their kids the best care possible, often for the rest of their lives.

I have a friend that has two autistic children and he blames their autism on vaccines as his children were developing normally but had an almost immediate adverse reaction after getting vaxxed - not dissimilar to the ones that these kids in your article had. He didn't vaccine his 3rd child and he has developed normally.

Maybe there is a gene in some people that makes them more pre-disposed to having these adverse reactions?

The defensive and uncaring response from the doctor is sickening and it says a lot.

Great article @canadian-coconut and thank you for continuing to shine a light on to this very important issue.