re: Vaccinations for kids? Related to Autism?

BCBA here (basically a behavioral therapist who specialized in treating autism)

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I currently have a few friends with children with autism, and obviously it's a life-long issue for the child and the parents. One specifically tells me that his son showed no symptoms of autism prior to vaccinations.

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this is a common fallacy I see. Thing is you wouldn't developnetally notice a kid has ASD until the age where they've been vaccinated.

Research has shown neurological differences in the brains of people with ASD and neurotypicals... I'm sorry but I don't think a vaccine is going to morph your brain.

Also, while I do think prevalence is is on the rise so is our ability to correctly diagnose. There are a lot of people who didn't get the diagnosis of ASD back when that really should have

TLDR...vaccines don't cause autism