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An 8 page research paper that discusses autism and the MMR vaccine as a potential cause. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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this debilitating and severe disorder is increasing in incidence in the U.S. population. Some sources estimate that the incidence of autism has increased by has much as 150 percent (Bargerhuff,
2003). The following examination of literature, first of all, examines what is meant by autism, its parameters and treatments, including medications and therapy. Then, the ongoing debate/controversy of whether or
not there is a connection between the rise in the incidence of autism and the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine. Autism There are several forms of autism, which have overlapping characteristics,
which is why autism is referred to as a spectrum. "Autism spectrum" is a term that health practitioners use to refer to a variety separate, but related diagnoses, each one
having a unique set of characteristics, symptoms and behaviors (Epp, 2008). The common feature that ties together the autism spectrum is that each disorder describes problems concerning "communication and
social interaction and circular patterns of interest, activities and behavior" (Epp, 2008, p. 27). The disorders included in this spectrum are Aspergers syndrome; pervasive development disorder (PDD); autistic disorder; Rett
syndrome; and childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD). Aspergers syndrome is the mildest form of autism; CDD the most severe, with boys affected three times more frequently than girls (Autism Spectrum Disorders,
2008). Some recent epidemiological studies have reported that the rates of autism have suggested that the rate of autism for boys has experienced a three-to-four-fold increase (Volkmar and Pauls, 2003).
The reasons for this disparity are unclear, but one possibility that has been proposed is that "boys have a lower threshold than girls for brain dysfunction," with either a more
severe brain dysfunction or a more severe genetic component necessary for the disorder to manifest in girls (Volkmar and Pauls, 2003). The symptoms of autism may go unnoticed when
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