Why Your Pediatrician Is Unqualified To Diagnose Autism
A parent describes their child's regression following MMR and varicella vaccines at 18 months, losing speech and motor skills over 3-6 months. The parent argues that pediatricians are not qualified to diagnose autism and criticizes their pediatrician's dismissive response about pretend play.
Summary
This transcript features a parent recounting their experience with their son's developmental regression following a routine vaccination visit. The parent describes how their child initially met all developmental milestones, walking and crawling early and functioning normally until an 18-month well-baby visit. During this visit, the child received MMR and varicella vaccines and developed a rash within 24 hours, which the pediatrician dismissed as normal. Over the subsequent 3-6 months, the parent observed significant regression in their child, including complete loss of speech and deterioration of motor skills such as climbing and jumping. When the parent raised concerns about autism with their pediatrician, they received what they considered an inadequate response about pretend play being incompatible with autism. The parent concludes by directly addressing other parents, asserting that pediatricians lack the proper education and qualifications to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.
Key Insights
- The parent claims their son was fully functioning and met all developmental milestones, walking and crawling early before the 18-month visit
- The parent states their child received MMR and varicella vaccines at the 18-month well-baby visit and broke out in a rash within 24 hours
- The pediatrician dismissed the post-vaccination rash as a normal reaction according to the parent's account
- The parent describes observing their son lose all speech and motor skills like climbing and jumping over a 3-6 month period following vaccination
- The parent criticizes their pediatrician's response to autism concerns, claiming the doctor incorrectly stated that kids with autism don't do pretend play
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Transcript
[0:00] My son was fully functioning and met all his milestones. He was doing really well. He walked early, he crawled early, he did everything on time. And then I took him in 18 month for a well baby [music] visit. That time he received his MMR and varicella vaccines. And within 24 hours my son broke out. I I was like heard from [music] the pediatrician was this is normal. It's a normal reaction. It's a little rash. And [0:30] over the next 3 [music] to 6 months I started to see my son lose any and all speech that he had, a lot of motor skills. [music] So my son can no longer climb. He couldn't jump off…
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