Talk:Autism spectrum/FAQ

Many of these questions have been raised in the scientific and popular literature, and are summarized here for ease of reference.

The main points of this FAQ can be summarized as:
 * Many common ideas about autism have been researched and either confirmed or refuted.
 * Neutral point of view requires that minority views not be given undue emphasis.
 * Therefore it is against Wikipedia policy for views without scientific support, such as the belief that autism is caused by vaccination, to be presented as a controversy in a science article like autism.

For further information, see the numerous past discussions on these topics in the archives of Talk:Autism:
 * Splinter skills math (discussed at Talk:Asperger syndrome)


 * Sciencebasedmedicine.org discussion of vaccines and autism.
 * Quackwatch misconceptions about vaccination.