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• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • The most critical part of spin: deny spinning. Claiming to have facts and truth on your side is just that - a claim. Readers who take the time to read this thread carefully, and to follow the links (yours as well) will quickly understand where evidence is legitimate and where it is lacking.

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • Melanie, the pig virus issue is a perfect example of antivaccination spin. Thank you for bringing it up:

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • Readers without agendas are smart enough to figure out which information in this thread to trust, I suspect. But for those who'd like a skeptical thinking refresher, Michael Shermer's "Baloney Detection Kit" lists ten criteria for evaluating questionable claims:

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • Right. Fourteen studies. So flawed, such an excellent exercise in recognizing "scientific" vs. scientific: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=459 I would ask readers to be certain to read through as much of this information as they can. Again, best to know both sides of the argument.

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • Looks like Sullivan's got it covered, with thanks for pointing out how silly of me it was to take Melanie's Eisenstein statement at face value.

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • Hannah Poling does not have autism.

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • Thank you for providing such a great example of the kind of emotional trap-laying I described. Each child who experienced an adverse vaccine reaction is a tragedy. But not one of those cases are related to autism. Not one.

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • Identifying & Avoiding Autism cults, this time with a link! :) http://www.blogher.com/identifying-and-avoiding-autism-cults

• Do you think vaccines are related to autism?

  Mon May 24, 2010
  • When it comes to autism and vaccines, you need to know what both sides are saying, but that doesn't mean they deserve equal weight. No science supports an autism/vaccine link, though a lot of science refutes it.