Let's point out the obvious, here, too, in saying that the chances of pre-vaccination diagnoses of autism are likely extremely rare (certainly not 18%) given that the vaccine schedule suggests vaccines as young >3 months old, and the vast majority of them >18 months; well before signs of autism would be really prevalent.
Let's point out the obvious, here, too, in saying that the chances of pre-vaccination diagnoses of autism are likely extremely rare (certainly not 18%) given that the vaccine schedule suggests vaccines as young >3 months old, and the vast majority of them >18 months; well before signs of autism would be really prevalent.
Given the awareness of a vaccine-autism link, even to those who don't believe it, and the age of the patient, it seems much more likely that autism diagnoses would be detected post-vaccination.
It seems preposterous to think that more patients were diagnosed autistic pre-vaccination, or that parent pollsters recall as much, than patients diagnosed post-vaccination, or where a pollster is unsure of the timing.
Let's point out the obvious, here, too, in saying that the chances of pre-vaccination diagnoses of autism are likely extremely rare (certainly not 18%) given that the vaccine schedule suggests vaccines as young >3 months old, and the vast majority of them >18 months; well before signs of autism would be really prevalent.
Given the awareness of a vaccine-autism link, even to those who don't believe it, and the age of the patient, it seems much more likely that autism diagnoses would be detected post-vaccination.
It seems preposterous to think that more patients were diagnosed autistic pre-vaccination, or that parent pollsters recall as much, than patients diagnosed post-vaccination, or where a pollster is unsure of the timing.