A theory: Old people’s need to tell the same stories over & over & little kids’ need to hear the same stories over & over are an evolutionarily hardwired pairing; oral transmission of important information
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Hey Steve, the missing link between MMR vaccination and autism is poor gut microbiome. Around 2004, while looking around on the internet, I came across a study of MMR and autism...Haven't been able to find the study since (seems to have been "black-holed).
The study involved 50 toddlers who were about to get MMR vaccine (1st shot, not a booster; no other shots given at same appointment). All 50 kids were assessed and their development and behavior were judged to be normal. Half of the kids had a…