My essential question is, "What is the most prevalent concern about autism in children?"
My first answer is, "Defective genes which contribute to the development and growth of the brain have been suspected to cause autism."
My next answer isn't only my second answer but also my best, "The MMR vaccine poses far worse harmful effects than expected beneficial ones such as the development of autism."
My third answer is, "Understanding and dealing with autism is a process that coping is an important part of; the method used to cope is often very influential which causes its urgent importance."
My best answer is my second answer, "The MMR vaccine poses far worse harmful effects than expected beneficial ones such as the development of autism." The reason why is because while researching my topic and writing my Findings 1, 2, and 3 for Mrs. Ortega I realized that there's so much more to talk about when it comes to the MMR vaccine. The reason for that is because it's a current event right now so parents are more concerned about this connection and are not getting their children vaccinated because of it and for that reason this is becoming or has been a huge thing.
The way how I arrived to get my second answer to be my best answer is the same reason as I stated above; there's so much research on it because it's a current event. With the measles outbreak in Anaheim this has become an even bigger concerned because if children are not getting vaccinated with the MMR vaccine then they can get the disease.
The biggest problem I faced during my senior project was having to come up with my third answer. To start off, I had no idea what to even have as my third answer.
I asked several people about it, my mentor, my college counselor and one of my
advisory house teachers, Mrs. Yelverton. They all told me the same thing. They
told me that my third answer should be something more opinion based rather than
scientific research. So with that in mind I decided to go with how to cope with
autism.
The two most significant sources that helped me answer my essential question, "What is the most prevalent concern about autism in children?" were;
Carley, Michael John. Asperger's from the Inside Out. New York: Perigee, 2008. Print.
Haelle, Tara. "Delaying Vaccines Increases Risks-with No Added Benefits." Scientific American Global RSS. 2 June 2014. Web. 21 Aug. 2014.
Two youtube videos have also helped me a lot with my senior project. They're both about Dr. Wakefield, the person who said there was a connection with autism and vaccines. One video is talking about the whole background and why he believes what he believes and the other video is Andrew Wakefield being at an event speaking up for what he believes he finds is true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra0QtTUuFIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ly17pRv2D4
