Title: Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism Pdf My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad
Author: Peter J. Hotez
Published Date: 2018-10-30
Page: 240
"... Hotez isn't pulling any punches.""Recommended for popular science readers looking to refute the antivaccination debate as well as readers interested in children's public health.""Drawing on his substantial professional experience with vaccine development and evaluation, as well as his personal experiences with his autistic child and his commitment to applying the principles of 'Science Tikkun' to improve public knowledge about complex medical issues, Dr. Hotez speaks effectively and simultaneously to parents, medical and public health authorities, and proponents of the anti-vaccine movement.""Compelling! Fascinating! Engaging! A must-read! This courageous book, by one of the world’s leading physician-scientists, is about vaccines, autism, and the very personal impact of having an autistic child on the author, his family, and his career.""A truly marvelous book―Peter Hotez deftly intertwines his dual perspectives as a father and a researcher to focus on vaccinations and autism. Despite the general scientific consensus that vaccines do not cause autism, many parents unwisely opt out of vaccinations, raising long-term risks for their children and others. This book comes at a critically important time and addresses the issues in a personal and engaging way.""Dr. Hotez weaves together a compelling, touching, sometimes funny personal story, a fascinating tale of a career devoted to helping the vulnerable and saving lives, and a clear, accessible explanation of how science shows that vaccines don't cause autism. It is a powerful combination on a crucially important topic.""Peter Hotez has written a timely book showing the science community how to overcome decades of avoidance and truly engage the public―in the process minimizing the impact of anti-science groups―to help ensure that science can continue its dedication to finding the solutions to what ails us.""A uniquely authoritative account... This book is a must-read for parent groups, child advocates, teachers, health-care providers, government policymakers, health and science policy experts, and anyone caring for a family member or friend with autism.""Peter Hotez has 2 words for his fellow scientists: Speak up... [Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism] seeks to clear some people's muddied perspectives on autism and vaccines while also sharing his journey with his daughter Rachel.""A tour de force in the field. I have read many book on vaccines and vaccine policies and this one stands out among all of them. Perhaps it is the way Dr. Hotez seamlessly weaves in his and his family's experiences with Rachel's autism. He covers the diagnosis, the daily trials and tribulations, the frustrations, and the successes... I can't recommend this book enough and hope it has a wide audience of physicians, parents, students, and policy makers."Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is the Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics and the director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine. He is the author of Blue Marble Health: An Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor amid Wealth.
In 1994, Peter J. Hotez's nineteen-month-old daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed with autism. Dr. Hotez, a pediatrician-scientist who develops vaccines for neglected tropical diseases affecting the world's poorest people, became troubled by the decades-long rise of the influential anti-vaccine community and their inescapable narrative around childhood vaccines and autism. The alleged link between the two was first espoused in a fraudulent scientific paper, long since retracted, but the story shows no signs of letting up. As a result, we've seen deadly and disabling outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases around the country, and Texas, where Hotez lives, is at particular risk.
In Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism, Hotez draws on his experiences as a pediatrician, vaccine scientist, and father of an autistic child. Outlining the arguments on both sides of the debate, he examines the science that refutes the concerns of the anti-vaccine movement, debunks current conspiracy theories alleging a cover-up by the CDC, and critiques the scientific community's failure to effectively communicate the facts about vaccines and autism to the general public, all while sharing his very personal story of raising a now-adult daughter with autism.
A uniquely authoritative account, this important book persuasively provides evidence for the genetic basis of autism and illustrates how the neurodevelopmental pathways of autism are under way before birth. Dr. Hotez reminds readers of the many victories of vaccines over disease while warning about the growing dangers of the anti-vaccine movement, especially in the United States and Europe. A former US Science Envoy for the Department of State, he also explains what's at stake if the movement continues to gain ground. Opening with a foreword by leading medical ethicist Arthur L. Caplan, this book is a must-read for parent groups, child advocates, teachers, health-care providers, government policymakers, health and science policy experts, and anyone caring for a family member or friend with autism.
"When Peter Hotez―an erudite, highly trained scientist who is a true hero for his work in saving the world's poor and downtrodden―shares his knowledge and clinical insights along with his parental experience, when his beliefs in the value of what he does are put to the test of a life guiding his own child's challenges, then you must pay attention. You should. This book brings to an end the link between autism and vaccination."―from the foreword by Arthur L. Caplan, NYU School of Medicine
Amazing book and very instructive Great book from a great author. People should learn to listen to those who know more than they do. I did actually buy and read the book, not like most of the bad reviews.Such a Timely and Important Book! In light of the measles and chickenpox outbreaks currently occurring in various communities in the US and around the world, Dr. Hotez deserves much credit for his prescient warnings about the dangers of declining vaccine coverage. He also deserves much respect for his courage in speaking out boldly against the anti-vax groups that promote withholding or delaying vaccines based on anti-science theories that have long been discredited.Dr. Hotez establishes his credentials as an authoritative voice on this subject in the very interesting story of his career as a pediatrician and vaccine scientist. In response to critics’ charges that he is a shill for the pharmaceutical industry he states, unconditionally, that he has never made any money off the vaccines he develops and probably never will - likewise, he has never taken any money from drug companies for consulting services. Dr. Hotez has spent his career as a university professor directing development of anti-poverty vaccines in product development partnerships. It is simply disingenuous to argue that Dr. Hotez is motivated by personal financial gain or suffers from a conflict of interest! Dr. Hotez tells of the challenges of developing vaccines for diseases such as cutaneous leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, hookworm, chikungunya and Chagas disease. These vaccines, which hold the potential to eliminate unimaginable suffering and end cycles of poverty among the poorest of the world’s poor, struggle to find funding sources because they lack the commercial prospects that drug companies look for in their investments.In support of his statement that vaccines did not cause his daughter’s autism, Dr. Hotez methodically tackles each argument that vaccines are unsafe. Point by point, he systematically shows where the falsehoods lie by taking his readers through a thorough review of the scientific evidence that refutes each allegation.However, I believe the most critical part of the book is that Dr. Hotez’s discussion extends beyond what doesn’t cause autism to a review of the latest research into the genomic and epigenetic factors that likely are the real causes. Simply put, current scientific studies show that individuals are born with autism caused by genetic anomalies – genetic differences that can be seen prenatally. The discussion of the underlying causes of autism leads to what I consider is the second major point of the book. With so much time and effort going into repeatedly demonstrating that vaccines are not the cause of autism, attention and resources are drained away from improving the lives of those whose futures might be made better if resources could only be directed toward earlier diagnosis and improved interventions.By telling the very personal story of their daughter, Rachel, in such an honest and open manner, Dr. Hotez and his wife Ann give a glimpse of a family life most people have no idea exists. That they both clearly love and value their daughter is abundantly clear. However, it is also very clear that having one child who, of necessity, demanded so much parental attention affected their life as a family and altered the trajectory of Dr. Hotez’s career. Both Ann and Dr. Hotez lay out their concerns for their daughter’s future - the lack of opportunities to find employment, to find fulfillment in an independent life and, ultimately, the uncertainty over who will care for and guide her when they are longer able to do so.Dr. Hotez is a remarkably gifted communicator and has managed to weave three narratives into a very engaging book. He and Ann relay their personal story with uncommon honesty and sensitivity. Dr. Hotez has the unusual ability to present science in a manner that should be of great interest to open-minded readers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
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