Autism Research
at the NICHD

• What is autism?

• Why do people think that vaccines can
  cause autism?

How do vaccines help the immune system defend the body?

• Why do many doctors and scientists believe
  that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism?

• Is there any research going on to find out if the
  MMR vaccine is linked to autism?

• Aren't the diseases prevented by the MMR
  vaccine mild, when compared to the life-long
  symptoms of autism?

• Should my child have the MMR vaccine?

• For more information...

• References