I Will Never Vaccinate My Children

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Working with individuals with disabilities, I hear all kinds of things from people around me who aren’t familiar with this population. Early on in my practicum a student became combative and I ended up with a black eye. But I wasn’t bothered by this, I understood he was upset because he couldn’t communicate his frustrations. While explaining to a friend how I got the bruises they commented, “See? This is why I will never vaccinate my children”. Out of all the statements I have heard while working with individuals with disabilities, this one always bothers me the most. The first reason being that it is simply not true, members of the scientific and medical community all agree that there is no link between vaccinations and autism. Secondly,

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