This correlation is often seen, probably because children receive the MMR and several other vaccines at 18 months, an age at which it is common for the symptoms of autism to begin to be apparent.
While autism is certainly a difficult row to hoe for the families, anecdotes do not scientific proof make. And while an anecdote might be the entire universe to parents of autistic kids who believe that their children were harmed by a vaccination, it isn't evidence.
This study was more than flawed. If everything he said was true, the study was flawed. It's becoming clear that the information in the study was actually falsified.
While the newest bugaboo in vaccinations is Thimerasol, this study IS at the beginning of people believing vaccinations cause autism (despite many, many more studies showing this study was incorrect). This researcher went on to spend years trying to support his claims to no avail.
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While autism is certainly a difficult row to hoe for the families, anecdotes do not scientific proof make. And while an anecdote might be the entire universe to parents of autistic kids who believe that their children were harmed by a vaccination, it isn't evidence.
This study was more than flawed. If everything he said was true, the study was flawed. It's becoming clear that the information in the study was actually falsified.
While the newest bugaboo in vaccinations is Thimerasol, this study IS at the beginning of people believing vaccinations cause autism (despite many, many more studies showing this study was incorrect). This researcher went on to spend years trying to support his claims to no avail.