Hear the Silence

doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1411-a

BMJ 2003;327:1411 (13 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1411-a

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Hear the Silence

A forthcoming drama about the MMR controversy has angered manydoctors. A general practitioner and two child health experts,who have all seen a preview, explain why

Channel 5, 15 December at 9 pm

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

Hear the Silence attempts to be to the measles, mumps, and rubella(MMR) vaccine what the campaigning film Cathy Come Home wasto homelessness. However, it fails in that it takes a blatantlyone sided approach to the issue.

On one level the film is an accurate portrayal of the extremedifficulties of looking after a child with autism and the obstaclesin the way of getting appropriate educational provision. Itshows the unbearable strain that having a disabled child canput on a family. Those of us who have not been through it canbarely begin to understand the enormous stresses encountered,even in simple everyday activities such as shopping. If it hadstopped here it might have been a worthy, moving, and possiblysuccessful film. However, its aim is much more ambitious—toshow that the "truth" about a supposed link between the MMRvaccine and autism has . . . [Full text of this article]

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David Elliman, consultant in community child health

St George's Hospital, London DavidElliman@compuserve.com

Helen Bedford, lecturer in child health

Institute of Child Health, London

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