Did autistic people exist before vaccines?
Autistic people have always existed. Before IDEA, only 1 in 5 children with disabilities attended public school. Vaccines do not cause autism.
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Autistic people have always existed. Before IDEA, only 1 in 5 children with disabilities attended public school. Vaccines do not cause autism.
Vaccines don’t cause autism. The retracted Hooker reanalysis behind Vaxxed used flawed methods; a Danish study of 650,000 children found no link.
A newer study looked at the data from the so-called “Inconvenient Study” talked about in a September 2025 Senate hearing. The study says that vaccines, especially the full childhood schedule, can cause more illness, brain and behavior problems, and long-term health issues, and that…
In an interview with optical mouse inventor Steve Kirsch, RFK Jr. claims that the papers that come in vaccine packages admit that vaccines cause autism.
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, RFK Jr. claims that a study found vaccines increased autism risk and that officials hid or changed the results to cover it up.
Vaccines don’t cause autism, despite Aaron Siri’s claims. A Danish study of 650,000+ children found no link; autism begins before birth.
In her confirmation hearing, Casey Means avoided clearly backing certain vaccines, saying parents should decide with their doctors. She also claimed we don’t fully know what causes autism and that questions about vaccines and autism should not be completely closed.
In an old video, RFK Jr. claims that none of the 72 required childhood vaccines were properly safety tested, that drug companies push unnecessary vaccines to make money, and that vaccines caused a big rise in autism and other chronic diseases…
In an interview with Lila Rose, Peter McCullough claims that 12 studies show unvaccinated children are healthier than vaccinated children.
A 2000 CDC meeting sparked long-running rumors about vaccine safety. We explain what really happened at Simpsonwood and what science says today.