Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service

UConn UCEDD

12 hours ago

Recently, leading autism and disability organizations called out CDC’s updated “Vaccines and Autism” page, because despite decades of rigorous research showing no link between vaccines and autism, the page now questions that evidence. Autism Science Foundation, Autism Society of America, and many others are urging the CDC to reverse these changes and recommit to science-based public health communication. We stand with these organizations in calling on public leaders, health agencies, and media to protect scientific integrity and to focus resources on services and supports that autistic individuals and their families actually need.AUCD stands with autistic people, families, and disability organizations nationwide. We have joined a coalition calling on the CDC to correct misleading changes to its vaccines and autism page, which contradict decades of scientific evidence and risk harming public understanding. Vaccines do not cause autism. We need public health communication grounded in truth, research, and real investment in what the autism community actually needs. View Statement: bit.ly/4oipZ3W ... See MoreSee Less