The potential harm arising from a belief that childhood vaccines play any role in a rise in rates of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is hard to underestimate. Parents concerned about a possible causal effect are more likely to deviate from the CDC's recommended vaccination schedule, potentially imperiling their children. Their concern is perhaps understandable. In an article published in U.S. Pharmacist in January 2013, authors Robyn Pisacane, PharmD and Marissa Salvo, PharmD wrote in "Pharmacist Update on Autism and Its Management" that the CDC estimated 1 in 88 children had an ASD. Surveillance data from 2000, they wrote, indicated that ASDs were found in 1 in 150 children.
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