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  2. 'Did I cause this?' Examining the reality behind claims of ...

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    Examining the reality behind claims of 'virtual autism'. CHICAGO - Virtual autism has been a viral topic of discussion for the last few years. In a FOX 32 Special Report, Elizabeth Matthews finds ...

  3. Lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes autism lack scientific ...

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    A judge has barred expert witnesses from testifying that Johnson & Johnson spin-off Kenvue's painkiller Tylenol can cause autism if mothers take it during pregnancy, finding that they failed to ...

  4. Controversies in autism - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Diagnoses of autism have become more frequent since the 1980s, which has led to various controversies about both the cause of autism and the nature of the diagnoses themselves. Whether autism has mainly a genetic or developmental cause, and the degree of coincidence between autism and intellectual disability, are all matters of current ...

  5. This new test can predict autism in kids — using ... - AOL

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    Published January 9, 2023 at 7:55 PM. Photo from Louis Reed / Unsplash. A groundbreaking new test can predict the future emergence of autism in young children and infants using a single strand of ...

  6. Lancet MMR autism fraud - Wikipedia

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    The Lancet MMR autism fraud centered on the publication in February 1998 of a fraudulent research paper titled "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children" in The Lancet. [1] The paper, authored by now discredited and deregistered Andrew Wakefield, and twelve coauthors, falsely ...

  7. Childhood Autism Spectrum Test - Wikipedia

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    62740-6. The Childhood Autism Spectrum Test, abbreviated as CAST and formerly titled the Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test, is a tool to screen for autism spectrum disorder in children aged 4–11 years, in a non-clinical setting. [1] It is also called the Social and Communication Development Questionnaire.

  8. Causes of autism - Wikipedia

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    A wide variety of postnatal contributors to autism have been proposed, including gastrointestinal or immune system abnormalities, allergies, and exposure of children to drugs, infection, certain foods, or heavy metals. The evidence for these risk factors is anecdotal and has not been confirmed by reliable studies.

  9. MMR vaccine and autism - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism have been extensively investigated and found to be false. [1] The link was first suggested in the early 1990s and came to public notice largely as a result of the 1998 Lancet MMR autism fraud, characterised as "perhaps the most damaging medical hoax of the last 100 years". [2]