#vaccines don't cause autism

[pointless-achievements]

how to become more autism

make sure to keep up to date with your covid booster

#not an achievement #(that's a joke) #vaccines don't cause autism

[tenaciousgay]

Hot take: If you are anti-vaccination then you are pro child death.

Children have died of measles and mumps who should still be alive, all because of the Lancet MMR autism fraud and Andrew Wakefield. The MMR vaccines literally save lives.

If you are anti-vaccination then you are pro child death.

#hot take #vaccine #vaccination #antivaxxers #fuck antivaxers #antivax means death #antivax kills children #vaccines don't cause autism #antivax is pseudoscience

[katebushsbabushka]

The "autism is caused by vaccines thing" is so funny to me, because, people automatically assume I am against it because I don't want it to be true.

It's like. Karen. No one wants to sue Johnson and Johnson and be taken care of for the rest of their life more than me. That's literally a dream scenario. If it were true, I would be first in line for my "you are entitled to financial compensation" package.

#autism #antivax #autistic #autism spectrum disorder #vaccines cause autism #vaccines don't cause autism #asd #actually autistic #for purposes this is a joke #but also not really

[infinitemonkeytheory]

“For the bazillionth time, vaccines do not cause autism—and dog autism is not a thing.”

Oh, ffs

#ars technica #beth mole #science reporting #vaccines don't cause autism #for the bazillionth time

[tomorrowusa]

It feels dangerous to write about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: In the lag between when I put the finishing touches on this and when it becomes publicly available, I could be a conspiracy theory or two behind.

I could be mulling his apparent belief that the coronavirus was diabolically engineered to spare Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish people while he has already moved on to the hypothesis that Ron DeSantis is a hologram gone haywire (I could buy into this one), the revelation that earbuds deliver subconsciously perceptible government propaganda through our auditory canals or the epiphany that French bulldogs cause global warming. He’s a crank who cranks out whoppers the way Taylor Swift disgorges perfect pop songs.

But we hang on her words for her craft. We hang on his for his clan. Kennedy is where paranoia meets legacy admissions. Like Donald Trump, with whom he has much more in common than he probably cares to admit, he’s an elitist hawking anti-elitism, an insider somehow branding himself an outsider, a scion styled as a spoiler, a populist as paradox. Why do Americans keep falling for these arrogant oxymorons?

Frank Bruni at the New York Times writing about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who has devolved into a firehose of conspiracy theories.

Years ago RFK Jr. was known as a respected environmentalist. Then at some point he started spouting the unsupported conspiracy theory about vaccines causing autism. He's gotten increasingly unhinged ever since.

Though I do have to give him credit for creativity; that one about Ron DeSantis being a malfunctioning hologram sounds quite original. Do holograms eat pudding with their fingers and wear big white boots while robotically shouting "WOKE! WOKE! WOKE!"? 😝

#conspiracy theories #robert f. kennedy jr. #rfk jr #antisemitism #where paranoia meets legacy admissions #vaccines don't cause autism #french bulldogs don't cause climate change #ron desantis probably isn't a hologram #election 2024 #frank bruni

[mysticalenthusiastvoid]

Vaccinate your kids, people. That's all.

#vaccines #vaccinate your kids #vaccines don't cause autism #You're just confusing correlation with causation

[austeregreen]

My family member told me (again) that vaccines cause infertility.

I asked him how many doses do I need to take for it to actually work.

He wasn't amused.

#i'd really want to know though #vaccines #covid19 #vaccine #vaccination #health #vaccines don't cause autism #seriously educate yourself #conspiracy theories #conspirationist #vaccines save lives #flu shot #flu season

[sjokomila]

so psychics are very neurodivergent coded, and that one line from the li-po document had me thinking

#psychonauts #psychonauts sasha nein #psychonauts sasha #sasha nein #needle #tw needles #vaccine #fanart #don't mind sashas bland expression he's just very tired #sasha causes autism

[drakonovisny]

my family is mad at me because i'm refusing to try "traditional remedies" which include such wonderful things as: puréed boiled onion mixed with iodine, warm milk mixed with raw egg yolk and raw garlic nose drops 🥴

#the first two you're supposed to drink #i think they're more likely to just make me vomit again #my aunt is especially mad at me for calling those bullshit #she just told me “well than you probably don't feel as bad as you're saying 🙄” #sorry i'm not getting pressured into drinking toxic sludge by a woman who believes that vaccines cause autism ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[cbk1000]

Lmfao My parents just got here, and I had the book I've been reading sitting by me while I was on my computer, and my mom wandered over and asked, "What's 'The Panic Virus'" and I responded with, "Oh, it's about the guy who did the study on the link between autism and vaccines--the very shit study, and how the media was complicit by giving him a platform and presenting the topic without any nuance and how that resulted in the ensuing hysteria surrounding the vaccines' and she just walked away without saying a word.

#i would bet almost anything she thought from the title that it was about covid being overblown #also i said it really casually #like it's a well-known fact the vaccines don't cause autism and that guy was full of shit #like OBVIOUSLY sane people didn't fall for that #knowing full well #i am currently the only one in the house that believes autism is not connected to childhood vaccinations #(mr jenn is at work) #he does not believe vaccines cause autism #he's just not here right now lol #personal

[keelanrosa]

terfs when a study shows literally anything positive about trans people/transitioning: 'hm i think this requires some fact-checking. Were those researchers REALLY unbiased? Because if they were biased this doesn't count and if they weren't knowingly biased they probably were unconsciously biased, woke media affects so much these days. Have there been any other studies on this? Because if there haven't been this could be an outlier and if there have been and they all agree that's a bit odd, why aren't there any outliers, and if there have been and any disagree we really won't know the truth until we very thoroughly analyze them all, will we? Were there enough subjects for a good sample size? Did every single subject involved stay involved through the whole study because if they didn't we should be sure nothing shady was going on resulting in people dropping out. Are we 110% sure all the subjects were fully honest and at no point were embarrassed or afraid to admit they didn't love transitioning to the people in charge of their transition? Are we 110% sure none of the subjects were manipulated into thinking they were happy with their transition? In fact we should double-check what they think with their parents, because if the subjects and their parents disagree it's probably because they've been manipulated but their cis parents have not and are very unbiased. How many autistic subjects were there because if there weren't enough then this doesn't really study the overlap between autistic and trans and if there were too many then we just don't know enough about what causes that overlap to be sure this study really explains being trans and isn't just about being autistic. How many AFAB subjects were there because if there weren't enough this is just another example of prioritizing AMAB people and ignoring the different struggles of girls and women and if there were too many how do we know sexism didn't affect the results. Was the study double-blinded? We all know double-blinded is the most reliable so if this one wasn't that's a point against it even if the thesis literally physically could not be double-blinded. Look i'm not being transphobic, i want what's best for trans people! Really! But as a person who is not trans and therefore objective in a way they cannot possibly be, i just think we should only take into account Good Science here. You want to be following science and not being manipulated or experimented upon by something unscientific, right?'

terfs when they see a study of 45 subjects so old it predates modern criteria for gender dysphoria and basically uses 'idk her parents think she's too butch', run by a guy who practiced conversion therapy, 'confirmed' by a guy who treated the significant portion of subjects who didn't follow up as all desisting, definitely in the category of 'physically cannot double-blind this', completely contradicted by multiple other studies done on actual transgender subjects, but can be kinda cited as evidence against transitioning if you ignore everything else about it: 'oOOH SEE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKIN BOUT. SCIENCE. Just good ol' unbiased thorough analysis. I see absolutely no reason to dig any deeper on this and if you think it's wrong you're the one being unscientific. It's really a shame you've been so thoroughly brainwashed by the trans agenda and can't even accept science when you see it. Maybe now that someone has finally uncovered this long-lost study from 1985, we can make some actual progress on the whole trans problem.'

#science #transphobia #cass review #less 'cass review' generally more 'zucker specifically' because this same problem exists outside cass #have lost count of the number of times i've seen 'well THAT study may have said most trans kids persist but it MUST be wrong' #'there's another study says the exact opposite. that one's right. obviously.' #but cass is why i'm annoyed by it now #normally i don't have a problem with critical observations and questions. yeah check your science! that's good! #there have been some bullshit studies and some bullshit interpretations of good studies! scientific literacy is important! #and normally also am willing to pretend the people pulling reaction 1 on some studies and reaction 2 on others are. not the same group. #but now there's a ton of cass supporters tryna say 'oh the cass review didn't reject or downplay anything for being pro-trans!' #'some studies just weren't given much weight for being poor evidence! not our fault those were all studies with results trans people like!' #…….………….aight explain why zucker's findings are used for the 'percentage of trans kids who don't stay trans' stat instead of anyone else's. #would've been more scientifically accurate to say 'yeah we just don't know.' #'studies have been done but none of them fit our crack criteria sooooo *shrug*' #like COME ON at least PRETEND you're genuinely checking scientific correctness and not looking for excuses to weed out undesirable results #am also mad about zucker in particular because his is possibly the most famous bullshit study #quite bluntly if you're doing trans research and think 'yeah this one seems reasonable' you. are maybe not well-informed enough for the job #there's just no way you genuinely look at the research with an eye toward accurate science regardless of personal bias #and walk away thinking 'hm that zucker fellow seems reasonable. competent scientists will respect that citation.' #that's one or two steps above doing a review of vaccine science and seriously citing wakefield's mmr-causes-autism study #it doesn't matter what the rest of your review says people are gonna have OPINIONS on that bit #and outside anti-vaxxers most of those opinions will be 'are you actually the most qualified for this because ummmm.' #people who agree with everything else will still think someone more competent could've done a much better job #people who disagree with everything else will point to that as proof you don't know shit and why should we listen to you #anyway i'd love a hugeass trans science review with actual fucking standards hmu if you know of one cause this ain't it #……does tumblr still put a limit on how many tags you can include guess me and my tag essay are about to find out.

[writing-forever]

My parents are fuckin conspiracy theorists

#eve does dumb stuff #venting ignore me #they saying adhd doesn't exist #but then they also saying that it's a side effect of vaccines #My mother genuinely believes that autism is caused by vaccines #they want to give me a “heavy metal detox” #but I don't like the sound of literally any of the ingredience in it #and also I'm pretty sure adhd cannot be cured bitches #I mean I love my mother she's the best #but this is getting to be a bit much

[thefiresofpompeii]

life update by the way i am in armenia. also ive got the worlds most specific and horrendous hyperfixation right now which you may have figured out if for whatever absurd reason you are the type of freak to notice tendencies in some stranger's posting patterns. and the worst part is i sound like alex jones to anyone who's talked to me over the past few days

#not even anything as broad as 'conspiracy theories that turned out to be true'. i'm actually hyperfixating on like. the history of #feds. alphabet agencies. crimes and atrocities committed. evil bastards in positions of power. spies. assassinations. been listening to a #lot of It Could Happen Here and Behind the Bastards. FROM A COMMIE PERSPECTIVE #important to clarify that last part because like. trueanon not Qanon. i don't think vaccines cause autism or the earth is flat #just because a lot of stuff is true doesn't mean all of it is God forbid. also doesn't mean that NONE of it is #jamie.txt

[bunfart90]

the sheer quantity of transphobes i have argued with in my life has clearly painted out to me a transphobia continuum ranging from i must be patrick star because i live under a fucking rock to not transphobic.

like i may or may not be currently arguing with some boomer under a soft white underbelly interview of a homeless trans woman who's arguing that being trans is a mental illness yet has refused over 10 times to provide any kind of proof whatsoever. the liberal urge to feed "facts don't care about your feelings" right back into this guy's mouth.

there are some transphobes out there who have heard about gender dysphoria before, though they will use that to say trans people are mentally ill. but at least they're not completely in the dark about what being trans means. like not to give transphobes any credit but they do fall on a spectrum of ignorance.

#like oh my god i know conservatives being hypocritical isn't news but like #there are so many fucking facts dont care about your feelings memes you could make about this #like: #conservatives be like: facts don't care about your feelings. also conservatives: trans is a mental illness #conservatives be like: facts don't care about your feelings. also conservatives: vaccines cause autism #the possibilities are endless

[tinyspringtrap]

it’s always awkward when my mom relays that once again my grandpa is bothered by the fact I hardly go upstairs

like. maybe if he could tone down the down racism, homophobia, and generally shitty attitude about most things... maybe I would be more inclined to visit upstairs?

Can’t really say that though so yknow...

#like we went to olive garden yesterday as a late birthday dinner for me #and my grandma was talking about a cute lesbian couple on her soap opera that got married #and here i am in the middle of olive garden hearing a homophobic slur from this man about it #also he has... a very sexist attitude #and he's gotten more zealous with the religion lately and its. uncomfy. #not only bc I am agnostic and don't really believe in any sort of higher power #but also because... like... dude... your grandpa was native... #and christian extremists are likely (definitely) why we no longer have any sort of connection to that part of our heritage... #he doesnt really talk about his grandma or parents so idk what thats about and im not about to ask #bc the man is a fucking minefield on a GOOD day #ive always gotten along way better with my grandma bc she doesn't seem to have the same beliefs as him #oh my god one time we somehow got on the topic of vaccines and autism #and this man tried to say straight up that only /virus/ vaccines do that #like... no... no vaccine. of any kind. causes autism. #how do you not know this. you have an autistic granddaughter. it was absolutely not the work of vaccines and you should know that #he's also CONSTANTLY trying to find an excuse/gotcha reason to feed the dog things I've warned them are toxic to her #like oh my god. just because some distant uncle i dont fucking remember says 'green grapes are fine just not red' doesn't make it fucking- #true?? #is this uncle a vet?? no?? then he needs to shut up. #these stories about relatives giving dogs coffee and chocolate aren't cute they're horrifying please stop trying to find an excuse to poison #your fucking dog. #is it not enough that you fed the last one a grape and had to rush her to the vet?? did that not give you all the information you needed on- #that?? #just because you cant see the damage doesnt mean it isnt being done ffs #'none of our dogs ever died of that' #that you KNOW of #even if it doesn't kill them it can still do permanent damage or make them feel ill for a while #also he's literally also constantly harassing my grandma to give the dog more treats and food despite the fact she's overweight #your last dog was twice her healthy weight can you fucking NOT with this one?? #and ofc he gets mad when my grandma doesnt want to shovel food at the dog like a furnace

[justbeingnamaste]

Story at a glance:

Data suggest that 1 in 30, or 3.49%, of children ages 3 to 17 were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2020.

The rate of autism in lower-income families is higher than in higher-income families, and lower-income families tend to have higher vaccination rates than higher-income families.

In 2010, the federal vaccine court conceded that Hannah Poling’s autism was the result of vaccinations, which “significantly aggravated an underlying mitochondrial disorder.”

Exposure to glyphosate, mercury, lead, aluminum and other chemicals, including phthalates and air pollution, is also implicated in autism.

Even acetaminophen, brand name Tylenol, used during pregnancy increases the risk of autism in children.

Rates of autism continue to increase in the U.S., with the latest estimates showing that 1 in 30, or 3.49%, of children ages 3 to 17 were diagnosed with ASD in 2020.

The data, gathered in 2019 and 2020, came from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey, and revealed that out of 12,554 children surveyed in 2019 and 2020, 410 were diagnosed with autism.

The overall prevalence of autism in 2019 was 2.79%, increasing to 3.49% in 2020, which represents a 53% increase since 2017.

The study also revealed that autism prevalence increased from 2014 to 2016, decreased from 2016 to 2017, and then increased from 2017 to 2020. The stark rise in autism rates in the U.S. is difficult to ignore, but what’s driving the increase remains a mystery.

#By Dr. Joseph Mercola #Lots of clues but no response from our Public Health agencies and experts. The only thing they agree on is Vaccines Don't Cause Autism.