[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Oldie but a goodie. Video and embedded link in original.

[Magnatron]

Autism isn’t caused by vaccines. In my opinion, the increase in autism is directly related to the increased use of antidepressants, especially in women...

...and the pharma companies are happy for us to believe otherwise to keep the focus off of their cash cow

[hinckley buzzard]

Ten year old article is not very persuasive, given the abundance of research since then. There still is no evidence that “vaccines cause autism.”

[StolarStorm]

Ok, here is a possible answer. Autism is likely caused by an autoimmune issue. Most people with autism have leaky gut syndrome, celiac or some other autoimmune issue. I would suspect that one has to have a preexisting susceptibility that "could" be triggered by a vaccine. Other immune altering triggers could also cause autism to express itself.

For myself, my autism symptoms DID begin after I had a very severe reaction to an MMR vaccination (have scars on my arm). That said, I would probably have been on the autism spectrum anyway ... once exposed to any severe viral infection. I've improved over the years but I've had setbacks after severe flu episodes and so forth. I also have several autoimmune issues.

As with with most medical problems, autism has a mix of causes, triggers and unique genetics of the individuals affected.

[Cronos]

There’s also the risk of vaccination versus no-vaccination. Anyone remember the days before vaccinations? When kids died left right and center or were debilitated by polio?