Who said vaccines cause autism?

Two studies have been cited by those claiming that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Both studies are critically flawed. read more

Whether the high rates of autism today are due to increased diagnosis and reporting, changing definitions of autism, or an actual increase in development of ASD is unknown.[4],[5] Regardless, researchers and worried parents alike have speculated about causes of autism, and the issue has been widely studied. read more

Wakefield is the researcher who nearly single-handedly fueled parental concerns about the link between vaccines and autism. In 1998, he published a paper in the medical journal Lancet describing eight children who showed signs of autism within days of being inoculated for measles, mumps and rubella. read more

Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism Recommend on Facebook Tweet Share Compartir Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that is caused by differences in how the brain functions. read more