ASD
What is ASD?
A neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave.
What was considered the age of onset in the DSM-IV?
Age 3
How many children were in the Wakefield study?
12
True or false
It’s necessary to vaccinate young children
True
True or False
Autism ONLY affects males
False
What DSM was Autism officially included as a diagnosis?
DSM-III
What did Wakefield believe autism and gastrointestinal problems were linked too?
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella)
True or False
Vaccines do not cause the virus they are trying to prevent
True
There is no active virus in the vaccines
True or False
There is a cure for autism
There is no “cure” for autism (autism is not an illness)
What is the current prevalence rate of ASD?
1 in 36
What did Wakefield conclude?
There is a possible link, and the vaccines for each disease should be separated.
What is the name of the guy who published his research stating vaccines cause autism?
Andrew Wakefeild
True or False
ASD is a mental health disorder
False, it is a neurodevelopmental disorder
In what edition of the DSM was autism and the subgroups combined into the Autism Spectrum Disorder?
DSM-V
When were Wakefield's findings fully retracted, and by who?
2010, and by the Lancet
Who is the author of “The Doctor Who Fooled The World. Andrew Wakefield’s War On Vaccines”?
Brian Deer
When do symptoms have to be present to be diagnosed?
Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period.
Prior to autism becoming a diagnosis what condition was it considered to be a part of?
Childhood Schizophrenia
A study in 2014 analyzed data from over 95,000 children, and found what?
No increased risk of autism was found associated with the MMR vaccine.
What year (decade) was there a spike in both vaccine numbers and autism diagnosed?
80s (correlation does not mean causation)