{"id":21303,"date":"2025-01-31T13:32:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autism.org\/?p=21303"},"modified":"2025-01-31T13:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:32:24","slug":"immunizations-and-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/immunizations-and-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunizations and Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:13.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper 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srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27281%27%20height%3D%27281%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20281%20281%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27281%27%20height%3D%27281%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AdobeStock_971675206-66x66.jpeg 66w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AdobeStock_971675206-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AdobeStock_971675206-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AdobeStock_971675206-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AdobeStock_971675206-600x600.jpeg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Autism Research Institute (ARI) recognizes the importance of addressing concerns about a potential link between vaccines and autism.<\/p>\n<p>To date, there has been no validated and replicated scientific study that has demonstrated a causal relationship between any specific vaccine and autism.<\/p>\n<p>ARI remains committed to closely monitoring ongoing research on this issue and providing accurate, evidence-based information to the public, researchers, and policymakers.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:60px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:13.3333%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box 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href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinar<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>       Learn current perspectives on psychopharmacology and autism from Dr. M. Pilar Trelles, MD, of Boston Children's Hospital. Handouts are online HERE (PDF file size is 20 MB) <\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/microbiome_dysbiosis_research\/\" aria-label=\"The autism-associated 16p11.2 microdeletion variant impacts the effects of microbiota disturbances on hippocampal development and behavior throughout the lifespan\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/AdobeStock_205852097-700x441.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts lazyload\" alt=\"Serious male researcher working with his microscope\" 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href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/microbiome_dysbiosis_research\/\">The autism-associated 16p11.2 microdeletion variant impacts the effects of microbiota disturbances on hippocampal development and behavior throughout the lifespan<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/melanie\/\" title=\"Posts by Melanie Glock\" rel=\"author\">Melanie Glock<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-05-28T22:09:35-05:00<\/span><span>May 27th, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/biomarkers\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Biomarkers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/gastrointestinal\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Gastrointestinal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/health\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/medical-care\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Medical Care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/research-webinar\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Research<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinar<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>     Handouts are online\u00a0HERE Approximately 17% of children are diagnosed with NDDs, including ASD, ADHD, and ID, which are highly heterogenous, frequently co-occur, and manifest in early life in sex-dependent fashion.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/autism-a-history\/\" aria-label=\"Autism: A Century of Discovery and Development\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" 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href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/melanie\/\" title=\"Posts by Melanie Glock\" rel=\"author\">Melanie Glock<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-08-25T11:47:05-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/autism-a-history\/\">Autism: A Century of Discovery and Development<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/melanie\/\" title=\"Posts by Melanie Glock\" rel=\"author\">Melanie Glock<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-08-25T11:47:05-05:00<\/span><span>March 10th, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/adults-on-the-spectrum\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Adults on the Spectrum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/biomarkers\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Biomarkers<\/a>, <a 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