[kevkrom]

Many parents of autistic children have said that their child’s behavior changed soon after, or even the very week, of receiving a vaccine.

The vaccines are given at approximately the same age as when autism starts presenting itself in a noticeable fashion due to the physical and mental development of the child.

Correlation does not imply causality.

Note that mercury hasn't been used in vaccines for a decade, and yet there's no sign of autism rates dropping, but rather, they continue to increase. Does that correlation mean that vaccines with mercury can prevent autism? Of course not.

[Ellendra]

The vaccines are given at approximately the same age as when autism starts presenting itself in a noticeable fashion due to the physical and mental development of the child.

I was trying to figure out the best way to phrase that, given some of the venom being spewed here.

Most ancient cultures have myths about children being stolen and replaced by lookalikes. In every one of those myths that I've seen, much of the behavior of the "changeling" matched the symptoms of autism.

Just something to think about.