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ABC Aired Legal Drama About Vaccines and Autism
ABC's debut show of "Eli Stone" which centered around the issue of
vaccines and autism. We hope people will keep in mind that this show
is a work of fiction. Entertainment-based television shows can be a
source of education for viewers, but should not be a primary source
for health and medical information.
We understand this program may cause concern among parents, so we
urge parents to speak with their child's physician or health care
provider.
Extensive reviews of the
scientific and medical evidence have concluded that recommended
childhood vaccines do not cause autism or autism spectrum disorders. At CDC, we place a high priority on vaccine safety and the
integrity and credibility of our vaccine safety research, and we are
fully committed to the health and well-being of children.
Birth Weight and Gestational Age Characteristics of Children
With Autism, Including a Comparison With Other Developmental
Disabilities
(June 6, 2008)
Mitochondrial Disease and
Autism
(March 12, 2008)
Transcript for Media Briefing on autism and
mitochondrial disease
(March 6, 2008)
ABC Aired Legal Drama About Vaccines
and Autism
Babies Excrete Vaccine-Mercury Quicker than Originally
Thought
(January 30, 2008)
Thin Bones Seen In Boys with Autism and Autism Spectrum
Disorder
(January 29, 2008)
Continuing Increases in Autism Reported to California's
Developmental Services System
Archives of General Psychiatry, 2008;65(1):19-24.
Lack of Association between Measles Virus Vaccine and
Autism with Enteropathy: A Case-Control Study
Transcript for Media Briefing on autism and
mitochondrial disease
(March 6, 2008)
Babies Excrete Vaccine-Mercury Quicker than Originally
Thought
(January 30, 2008)
Thin Bones Seen In Boys with Autism and Autism Spectrum
Disorder
(January 29, 2008)
"Continuing Increases in Autism Reported to California's
Developmental Services System"
Archives of General Psychiatry, 2008;65(1):19-24.
(January 2008)
Autism Risk Higher in People with Gene Variant
(January 10, 2008)
Press Release: CDC Releases New Data on Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASDs) from
Multiple Communities in the United States |
Telebriefing
(February 2007)
Fact Sheet: Prevalence of the ASDs in Multiple Areas of
the United States, Surveillance Years 2000 and 2002
(February 2007)
Fact Sheet: CDC Autism Activities
(February 2007)
Time Trends in Reported Diagnoses of Childhood
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
(February 2007)
The Relationship Between Autism and Parenting Stress
(February 2007)
CDC Launches Multi-state Study on Autism
(October 6, 2006)
Fact Sheet:
The National CADDRE Study: Child Development and Autism
(October, 2006)
Thirteen Month Delay Between Evaluation and Autism
Diagnosis in Children
(May 10, 2006)
CDC Releases Parent-Reported Estimates of Autism
Prevalence
(May 4, 2006)
Autism Research Fact Sheet, May 2006
(May 2006)
ASD MMWR Fact Sheet, May 2006: Parental Report of Diagnosed Autism
in Children Aged 4–17Years, United States, 2003–2004
CDC
Launches “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Campaign
Media Briefing on Vaccines and Child Health
(JULY 19, 2005)
Parent, Pregnancy, and Birth Factors Found Possible Associations
with the Risk of Autism
(May 16, 2005)
Immunization Safety Review:
Vaccines and Autism
(May
2004)
Age at First
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in Children With Autism
and School-Matched Control Subjects: A Population-Based
Study in Metropolitan Atlanta
(February 2004)
The Pediatrician’s
Role in the Diagnosis and Management of Autistic Spectrum
Disorder in Children
(May, 2001)
Date:
December 15, 2008
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities