Autism being caused by Vaccinations is BULLSHIT.

Hard to imagine that the dead form of  Measles, Mumps or Rubella (which is what is in a MMR vaccine) could somehow...

A.) Rework all of your neurological wiring...

B.) Alter the physiological structure of your brain...

C.) Re-write your DNA...

...and all these other seemingly magical things that dead viruses would have to do in order to make a neuro-typical child into an Autistic or Aspie. Sadly though, that is what some people believe.

It's easy to understand why. The parents are, as usual, acting out of emotion rather than logic. They are wondering how such a thing happened to them. Saying 'possible genetic factors and bad luck' isn't enough for them. I can't say that I blame them on that one. So, they go looking for whatever they can find that might have led to things going awry. Then, they remember that the child was developing normally until they had that vaccination...

Well, actually folks, little Johnny wasn't developing normally at all. You just didn't notice because you weren't paying as close attention to him as you did after the shot. Parents naturally worry about adverse effects from shots so, they pay closer attention and start noticing strange things they didn't notice before. It never occurs to them that those factors and quirks in Johnny's behaviors were already there. It's also quite difficult to tell the difference between a NT child and an Autistic one until about age 3 when they should be starting to speak regularly and walk on their own.

The parents also don't remember one of the most important rules of Science: CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUATE TO CAUSATION.

There are some dangers for some people who will have bad reactions to certain vaccines. That's why there are multiple different vaccines for most illnesses that were inoculated against long ago and special vaccine courts to sue drug companies. However, if you genuinely believe that a MMR vaccine (or any vaccine really) can cause neurological disorders, then you must have flunked High School Biology.  No virus or vaccine can possibly alter Human DNA in that way or the brain's physiological structure.

Whatever does cause Autism and Asperger's Syndrome is still a mystery. And that mystery would be solved a LOT faster if Scientists didn't have to CONSTANTLY debunk stupid bullshit like this prevailing myth. Vaccines have been the greatest public health advance in history, next to soap. If you're going to tell me that they are somehow bad, you better have some really solid supporting evidence that stands up to scrutiny.

- Lord Publius