Study Finds No Link Between Autism And Thimerosal In Vaccines

Science Daily — The increase in the number of diagnosed cases of autism
in recent years has sparked concern that environmental toxins may cause
this complex disorder. However, a new University of Missouri-Columbia
study concludes that exposure to Rh immune globulin preserved with
mercury-containing thimerosal before birth was no higher for children
with autism.

"This study adds to the evidence that there is no casual association
between thimerosal and childhood autism," said Judith Miles, who is the
William S. Thomson Endowed Chair of Autism and professor of pediatrics
and pathology in the MU School of Medicine. "We conclude that there is
no indication that pregnancies resulting in children with autism were
more likely to be complicated by Rh immune globulin/thimerosal exposure."

The study investigated thimerosal exposure during pregnancies that
resulted in the birth of a child subsequently diagnosed with autism.
Although experts anticipate that autism will be the first
behavioral/psychiatric...