Aidan Quinn connects MMR vaccine with his Daughter’s Autism
Irish Actor, Aidan Quinn
IRISH American actor Aidan Quinn, talked with the Sunday Independent last week while on assignment in Co. Cork filming The Eclipse, by the noted playwright Conor McPherson. Quinn discussed several subjects in the interview, but what really stood out most was what he had to say about his 19-year-old daughter Ava Quinn, who is non-verbal and suffers from autism.
Aidan and his wife Elizabeth Bracco (sister of Lorraine Bracco of the Sopranos) say that their daughter has been a real joy in their lives, but treating her condition hasn’t been easy for the family, which also has a younger 10-year-old daughter. “It is a blessing and a curse. It has its blessings as well,” Quinn says in his interview. His daughter Ava was a perfectly normal baby, until she got vaccinated.
“So we had a normal child that was walking, talking, doing everything way faster than she was supposed to. Then, after an MMR, she got a 106 fever and turned blue and woke up the next day with dark circles and not knowing who she was. And uncoordinated. And her arm lifted up. Of course the doctors are all saying, “Oh, that’s normal.”
The worst, Quinn says, was hearing his child “crying uncontrollably and in pain and nobody can tell you what to do to help. And there is nothing showing up on any of the tests. But you know your daughter is in pain.” He also talked about the strain that it put on his marriage, but he and his wife survived, against the odds. “I think the divorce rate in autism parents is some horrendous figure like 75 per cent. If you get through the first five or six years with autism that’s the most difficult part,” he says.
Quinn says that Ava now “does have a guy that she grew up with, that she’s very keen on and they are very keen on each other. And they do give each other … it is delight seeing them together, these two autistic adults now. And when they are together, the way they eye each other out of the corner of their eyes and laugh at each other. My daughter doesn’t really speak. So sometimes you’re guessing at what’s going on.”
Read the entire interview with Aidan Quinn.
Wonderful article. Thanks for writing it Caryn and thanks to Aiden to having the courage to speak out about this subject!
I am the grandmother of a 41/2 little girl with severe autism who is nonverbal. Wondered if Aidan and his wife have tried any cures.
As a father of a child with a vaccine injury, in my opinion I think it would be responsible to tell parents to check the vaccine inserts so they could read the ingredients that are being injected into the children.
Doctors do not test before and after vaccines, therefore, how can they say they are not causing harm?
Thank you.
Our son, Patrick, was 2 1/2 when the mmr he received threw him into a tail-spin. He was verbal, bright, just learning letters. He woke-up at night after his second round of mmr, convulsing. We took him to the hospital, but by then he had stopped. The pediatrician told us that he could not possibly have mercury poisoning since ALL vaccines are safe. Everywhere we went we told the same thing. But Patrick continued to convulse at night.
Finally, we did find a group of parents who were investigating biomedical resources and autism. We found out our son had measles and a yeast infection in his gut. Also, he had lead poisoning, as well as arsenic and also overloads of other contaminants. He was a walking toxic waste dump.
Those responsible for poisoning of millions of children of their own nation will get their reward in place, where “… there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 24:51)”.
My son was vaccine injured at 15 months, right after his MMR vaccine. His left eye turned in, which we found out later it is not a loose muscle it is nerve damage caused by the vaccine. He also became autistic at the same time. When you have a healthy normal child, reaching all his miletstones and he has a good well child exam, then becomes autistic after a vaccine…..it is undeniable.
My son was reaching all his milestones in advance, he could wave, talk, make good eye contact, respond, he had a reaction to his Dip & Polio vaccine I just thought it was normal, then we gave him the MMR within two weeks he lost everything.
My son now at nearly age 6 has difficulty walking, non verbal and classed as having severe Autism and has Epilepsy, GERD.
I admire parents who are free to talk about this.
Very good article!! I am a young mother to a 4yr old autistic daughter.. Like the others she hit all her milestones, around 15 months she gradually lost everything, she doesn’t talk, she can’t use her utencils anymore, everything.. I do not want any more vaccines but in my state we only have medical exemptions so I’m stuck because I neithier have the resources or money to homeschool…I have no friends if anyone who like to contact me tdispnet [at] yahoo.com. Thanks!
Tonya,
there are many parents in every state who support each other and the decision to delay or to forego vaccinatations. reach out and get the help and support you need to get your kids into school even if not vaccinated. if you are on facebook, there are several groups you can join and ask for state-specific resources, such as ‘proud parents of unvaccinated children’ or also ‘great mothers questioning vaccines’ etc. you’re not alone. you’ll be surprised how NOT ALONE you are!
I know for a fact that thimerisol, the mercury-based preservative used in infant vaccines during the late 1990s-2000s, was present in the vacs my sons received. So when exactly did they stop using it? (I’m not naïve enough to believe this is the only possible cause of all ASDs, but it points a very ugly finger toward Big Pharma & its bedpartner, the FDA.) (I discuss some of this on my blog, getdclu.com)
I am a step parent of a child with Autism and his mother believes MMR is also a reasoning as to why he has it, and is very scared to give vaccines to him or sister. As I didnt learn of any of these awful things both my girls have been vaccinated and am now scared and worried. My oldest is 6 and will no longer need anymore and will not allow her to get anymore, my youngest 3 still has some she needs and I refuse to let the doctors give anymore to her.
Great article! My son regressed into autism after his mmr vaccine too! He was verbal and happy until his shot. I thank god everyday that I was able to recover him. It was hard work and in the long run may be a more compassionate person. That was over ten years ago. My son who just turned 14 will be entering high school taking honors classes. A boy who had lost all his language (expressive and receptive) and had to be taught everything from scratch has been in honors english all through middle school and will take it in high school. Sorry to brag but if you would have ask me ten years ago if this would have be possible I would have said “NO”. He plays the guitar (self taught) in a band, he is social, and a good soccer player. I pray for all children that they can achieve their full potential. I pray that parents read the vaccine inserts first before trusting their doctors.
We did genetic testing, my childs autism is ENVIROMENTAL. I have the medical statement that my sons autism is enviromental. This includes vaccines, and other hazzards such as medications, water and food. I don’t want to hear that ALL autism is genetic because it isn’t. Mr. Quinn if your reading this get her to a Genetic Specialist and get her checked out
I always wonder why we put up with this as parents, as for my daughter she takes a religious exemption. But is treated like a wacko. I always wish the Autism association would go after the drug manufacturers instead of just trying to find a cure with the money. Stop what is causing the autism in most cases. Come on Autism Association stop this, children are suffering
We should investigate thoroughly before each vaccine. Package inserts are full of information and can be found in internett.
Medical students normally study about vaccines for only a few hours and doctors often don’t take the time to even read through package inserts.
In comparison it is often the case that vaccine critics have spent hundreds of hours, even many years studying vaccines and know far more than the average doctor.
We are many who are frustrated, unimpressed and tired of trying to ask about and discuss with doctors about vaccine ingredients, safety statistics, potential long term adverse events including carcinogenicity, synergy, interactions, secondary transmission, concomitant administration, etc.
It is often blatantly obvious that the average doctor has minimal knowledge about the complex issue of vaccination.