“I Am Opening a Can of Worms” (Under the Juniper Tree S21E7)

Host: Andrew Crowe  |  Released Thursday, April 24, 2025

This is opening a can of worms. Why? We are discussing the hotly contested subject called autism. In this episode, Andrew discusses the history of autism, some possible reasons why we might be seeing more people diagnosed with it, and looks at the study done by Andrew Wakefield.

Episode Resources:

Lake Worth-area private school cancels Autism Awareness Week after pastor calls it ‘demonic’

https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/region-c-palm-beach-county/lake-worth-area-private-school-cancels-autism-awareness-week-after-pastor-calls-it-demonic

The History of Autism from the Autism Service

https://www.theautismservice.co.uk/news/the-history-of-autism

The History of Autism from The Recovery Village

A History and Timeline of Autism from Very Well Health

https://www.verywellhealth.com/autism-timeline-2633213

The History of Autism from Autism.org

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-history-of-autism

The MMR vaccine and autism: Sensation, refutation, retraction, and fraud

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3136032

Wakefield’s “autistic enterocolitis” under the microscope

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20395277

Vaccines and Autism

https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/vaccines-and-other-conditions/autism

Autism and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: no epidemiological evidence for a causal association

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673699012398

Groundbreaking study connects genetic risk for autism to changes observed in the brain

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/groundbreaking-study-connects-genetic-risk-autism-changes

Genetics and epigenetics of autism spectrum disorder—current evidence in the field

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6373410

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