Michael Wagnitz: Scientists find correlation between autism and aluminum in vaccines

It’s now been almost three years since I wrote a column in The Capital Times about our ignoring of safety data concerning the use of the neurotoxin aluminum in vaccines. At that time there were no studies examining its use in childhood vaccines and the explosion in autism affecting our children. This has since changed.

Redefining Autism: Will New DSM-5 Criteria for ASD Exclude Some People?

People have been arguing about autism for a long time--about what causes it , how to treat it and whether it qualifies as a mental disorder. The controversial idea that childhood vaccines trigger autism also persists, despite the fact that study after study has failed to find any evidence of such a link. Now, psychiatrists and members of the autistic community are embroiled in a more legitimate ...

Austin Based Autism Researcher Files Defamation Lawsuit [Vaccines]

The Statesman is reporting that Andrew Wakefield, the autism researcher from the UK based in Austin, is filing a defamation suit in response to criticism of an article he published in The Lancet in 1998 and the resulting chaos in the autism and scientific research communities. The claim states that "The Defamatory Statements were and are false and written and published with actual malice and ...

Will New DSM-5 Criteria For Autism Spectrum Disorder Exclude Some People?

People have been arguing about autism for a long time—about what causes it , how to treat it and whether it qualifies as a mental disorder. The controversial idea that childhood vaccines trigger autism also persists, despite the fact that study after study has failed to find any evidence of such a link.

Early Autism Sign: Babies' Brain Responses to Eye Contact

The way that babies as young as six months look at the eyes of other people may be an early sign of autism, a new study suggests.