We take our kids for physical vaccinations, dental exams, eye checkups. When do we think to take our - our son or daughter for a mental health checkup?
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A child's mental health is just as important as their physical health and deserves the same quality of support.
I know children regress after vaccination because it happened to my own son. Why aren't there any tests out there on the safety of how vaccines are administered in the real world, six at a time? Why have only two of the 36 shots our kids receive been looked at for their relationship to autism?
I think everybody knows they have to be vigilant with their children. I don't have anything profound to say on that subject. We all know that we have to watch the children. The question is when does it become absolute paranoia?
I often get asked why I decided to spend time highlighting the mental health of children.
Together with open conversations and greater understanding, we can ensure that attitudes for mental health change and children receive the support they deserve.
For people who want to be proactive about their health, there is a lot of information that we can provide. If you are going to have children, I think you have a responsibility to know if you are carrying anything. A lot of people tend to do the testing once they are pregnant.
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out.
I do know that I think children should be vaccinated because that affects the health of all the other children.
For mental illnesses, we need better access to treatment and diagnosis.
We've overmedicated kids. Quite frankly, some of the overmedication of kids are because welfare moms want to get additional benefits, and if they can put them on SSI through maintenance drugs, they can also put them on Social Security disability and get a separate check. That is wrong on every single level.
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