What causes autism?

1. Companies that make the vaccines

1.1. No connection to MMR

1.2. vested interest

1.3. Biased

2. Why has the correlation become a popular and controversial topic resently

2.1. Increased number of cases

3. Is the cause for Autism known?

3.1. No conclusive answer. Hundreds of studys

4. Parents and Media

4.1. Andrew Wakefield

4.1.1. 1998 Report

4.1.1.1. MMR vaccine is the cause

4.1.1.1.1. Thimerosal

4.2. Media

4.2.1. Caused scare

4.3. Popular culture/opinion

5. Medical Community

5.1. Neurological Disorder

5.2. abnormalities in the brain structure and fuction