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Is it true: Autism False Causes and Cures?

Debunked95% confidence

No — this has been debunked.

Autism is neurodevelopmental; cure claims and detox protocols are unsupported and can be harmful.

The claim

Claims that autism is caused by disproven exposures and can be cured by unproven or dangerous treatments.

Key evidence

Wakefield's 1998 Lancet case series

Hviid et al. 2019: 650,000 Danish children, no MMR-autism link

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