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Peer reviewedStubbs, E. Gene – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1976
Rubella vaccine challenge was used with 15 autistic and eight control children (3-10 years old) in an attempt to retrospectively diagnose prenatal rubella in autistic children. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Prenatal Influences
Peer reviewedChess, Stella – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1977
Descriptors: Autism, Diseases, Etiology, Incidence
Direct linkHonda, Hideo; Shimizu, Yasuo; Rutter, Michael – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: A causal relationship between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and occurrence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been claimed, based on an increase in ASD in the USA and the UK after introduction of the MMR vaccine. However, the possibility that this increase is coincidental has not been eliminated. The unique…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Immunization Programs, Foreign Countries
