But theres a new ally in the debate with those who are anti-vaccination – autism research. It concludes with suggestions for new approaches in discussing vaccines with reluctant parents.
The old “correlation not causation” assertion, suggesting that the signs of autism just happen to show up about the time of many vaccines, specifically MMR, has failed to persuade some parents, and that’s understandable.
However, thanks to new research, we have additional facts to bring to the conversation…
Autism can often be detected prior to the MMR vaccine, and probably begins before birth.
Many eager scientists have tried to find a link between vaccines and autism and have failed. Moreover, that there is no logical mechanism for vaccines to “turn on” autism, while a genetic connection makes sense.
Autism organizations are supporters of vaccinations. (As for the last point, there’s a statement about vaccines on the website of the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, a leader in autism treatment, education and research. This is the most visited page on their site. You can find it at…. www.autismcenter.org/vaccines-and-autism)
STC’s full report is available at:
https://stchealth.com/2018/09/18/debate-with-anti-vaxxers/
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