Groups dispute specifics of funding guidance for autism research
Recent recommendations by a committee charged with guiding federal funding for autism research are being interpreted differently by two advocacy groups. Autism Speaks, which has sought research into a possible link between autism and vaccines, said it was "encouraged" by the committee's inclusion of vaccine safety as a possible area of study. The Autism Science Foundation, which is skeptical of a vaccine link, called the statement "misleading," arguing that in removing from its report all but one vague reference to vaccines, the committee affirmed there is no need for further study. Disability Scoop (11/12)