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According to the CDC, which of the following is a possible explanation of the variance in the rate of ASD across states?

The research method used to identify children with autism. The differences in how various communities identify children with autism. The differences in access to services available to children in different communities. All of the above.

The 1998 study that promoted the myth of a link between autism and vaccines reported that autism was caused by which of the following procedures?

Flu shots The DPT vaccine The MMR vaccine The chicken pox vaccine

Which of the following causes autism?

Thimerosal found in vaccines Mercury The MMR vaccine, specifically None of the above

Which of the following statements about the link between vaccines and autism is true?

Many scientific studies have shown that there is no link between autism and vaccines. The original study that proposed a link between vaccines and autism has been discredited. Scientists have not been able to replicate the results of the study that proposed a link between vaccines and autism. All of the above

Which of the following statements is true about the genetic causes of autism?

We know that there is one, definitive combination of genetic mutations that cause ASD. No one genetic mutation or combination of genetic mutations have been shown to cause ASD. Only people with ASD have genetic mutations that have been linked to ASD. Genetic mutations play no role in ASD.

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