Volume 7 Issue 4 April, 2017
❌ Autism is a behavioural/emotional/mental health disorder.
✅ Autism related disorders are developmental disabilities and neuro-biological disorders.
❌ Autism spectrum disorders are caused by poor parenting or parental behaviour.
✅ Although multiple not-yet-known factors are responsible for autism, parental behaviour before, during or after pregnancy is not known to cause autism spectrum disorders.
❌ MMR vaccination increases risk of autism in children.
✅ There is absolutely no evidence of association of MMR vaccination with an increased risk of autism as reported by large scale studies.
❌ It is better to “wait and watch” if a child does better rather than refer the child for a proper diagnostic assessment.
✅ Early diagnosis and prompt treatment significantly improves outcomes in case of autism spectrum disorders.
❌ People with autism spectrum disorders cannot have successful lives.
✅ Many people with autism spectrum disorders are living successfully, working and contributing to the society.
