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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 is true about genetic factors and ASD?

People without ASD have some genetic mutations that have been linked to ASD. People without ASD have no genetic mutations that have been linked to ASD. Every person with ASD has the same genetic mutations. Every case of ASD has an identified genetic cause.

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

Whose fault is it that a child has autism?

The parents' No one's Siblings' Grandparents'

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