<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode my co-host Xenia and I discuss the history behind the "vaccinations cause Autism" myth and the many issues associated with this long debunked claim that has recently begun to resurface.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RESOURCES:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support Groups for Autistic Adults&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.meetup.com/audhd-peer-support-group/"&gt;https://www.meetup.com/audhd-peer-support-group/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ashralouisa.com/"&gt;https://ashralouisa.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Filicide study: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coorg R, Tournay A. Filicide-Suicide Involving Children With Disabilities. &lt;em&gt;Journal of Child Neurology&lt;/em&gt;. 2012;28(6):745-751. doi:&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073812451777"&gt;10.1177/0883073812451777&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Researcher Behind Debunked Autism-Vaccine Study Stood To Make Millions &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/01/12/wakefield-make-millions/11910/"&gt;https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/01/12/wakefield-make-millions/11910/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://bmj.com"&gt;bmj.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The R.F.K. Jr. Era of Childhood Vaccines &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/podcasts/the-daily/childhood-vaccines-rfk-jr.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The R.F.K. Jr. Era of Childhood Vaccines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://nytimes.com"&gt;nytimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Unpacking Neuroqueerness

George Muniz Gund and Xenia Rakovshik

S2E7 The problematic history of the Vaccine/Autism myth

FEB 26, 202638 MIN
Unpacking Neuroqueerness

S2E7 The problematic history of the Vaccine/Autism myth

FEB 26, 202638 MIN

Description

<p>In this episode my co-host Xenia and I discuss the history behind the "vaccinations cause Autism" myth and the many issues associated with this long debunked claim that has recently begun to resurface.</p><p></p><p>RESOURCES:</p><p><strong>Support Groups for Autistic Adults</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.meetup.com/audhd-peer-support-group/">https://www.meetup.com/audhd-peer-support-group/</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ashralouisa.com/">https://ashralouisa.com/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Filicide study: </strong></p><p>Coorg R, Tournay A. Filicide-Suicide Involving Children With Disabilities. <em>Journal of Child Neurology</em>. 2012;28(6):745-751. doi:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073812451777">10.1177/0883073812451777</a></p><p><strong>Researcher Behind Debunked Autism-Vaccine Study Stood To Make Millions </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/01/12/wakefield-make-millions/11910/">https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/01/12/wakefield-make-millions/11910/</a> </p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347"><strong>How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed</strong></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://bmj.com">bmj.com</a></p><p><strong>The R.F.K. Jr. Era of Childhood Vaccines </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/podcasts/the-daily/childhood-vaccines-rfk-jr.html"><strong>The R.F.K. Jr. Era of Childhood Vaccines</strong></a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://nytimes.com">nytimes.com</a></p>