A Positive Association found between Autism Prevalence & Childhood Vaccination uptake

[RockinSAHD]

Thanks for the abstract Sopdet, I didn't have access to that paper at my uni, did you?

I would like to read it too, I have reservations about many of the statements made in the abstract, especially in light of studies like the ones in this article:

For the First Time, a Census of Autistic Adults - TIME

[krysalyss]

Rocking - I have it. PM me and I can send it. I thought it was well written if a bit descriptive and it clearly outlines what the limitations of the study are.

[RockinSAHD]

Meh, I don't know.

The study seems to say that there are too many questions and problems with the study but that its only as bad as all the previous research, what I did really like is that there's a nice summary in the discussion of a lot of previous research.

I don't see a 1% rise with 1% more vaccines as significant, especially considering the limitations of autism diagnosis and the methods used in the study and it seems as though neither do the authors. Another large consideration that wasn't talked about was the reasons why the children were vaccinated differently.

[krysalyss]

i see it as a good introductory study to point the direction into more research. It was a 1.7% rise in autism with 1% rise in vaccination. And it was statistically significant. Her description of limitations of previous studies was also interesting.