For years, the fear that MMR vaccines cause autism has caused parents to forego giving the immunization to their infants. The myth started when a small study in 1899 suggested that the measles component in the MMR vaccine caused inflammation in the bowel, which released chemicals that promoted the development of autism in young children.
Now, almost 20 studies later, the research consistently shows – the MMR vaccine is not linked, nor does it cause autism. The supposed link is simply an unfortunate coincidence. Autism usually develops between the first and second birthday, at the same period that children …read more