Fact check
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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