Posted By: lurkerMeasles encephalitis can result in autism (through brain damage). These kids usually have other impairments as well such as hearing loss, blindness, etc. IIRC a measles epidemic in the 50s or 60s resulted in a couple of thousand cases of autism.
Posted By: lurkerAutism and mental retardation may co-exist. Not all mentally retarded kids have autism though. You may want to review the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum before you claim that it's kind of a dumping ground for everything else.
Posted By: malphigianPosted By: lurkerAutism and mental retardation may co-exist. Not all mentally retarded kids have autism though. You may want to review the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum before you claim that it's kind of a dumping ground for everything else.
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Yet another study, a large one, shows no link
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/22/health/mmr-vaccine-autism-study/index.html
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The time and focus devoted to this issue has taken the focus away from getting real, usable information out to parents who may suspect that their child is on the spectrum. The one thing that is showing up over and over in the research is that early intervention is imperative, and the longer people think, "well, he's a late talker because he's a boy, it can't be autism because we skipped the shots" the longer it takes to get a diagnosis - which then gets the ball rolling.
It would also be nice to have that time back to study other potential causes or contributing factors. What a shame if this person deliberately misled so many people.