Autistic children are missing out on life-saving vaccinations, new research suggests. Only 81.6 per cent of those on the autism spectrum have received all the recommended vaccinations for children aged between four and six years old, a study found.
For those without the developmental disability, 94.1 per cent have had the necessary jabs, including diptheria, polio, and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), the research adds.
The decision by parents not to vaccinate their children could be attributed to the disgraced gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield's discredited theory that the MMR vaccine is linked to bowel disease and autism. Around 1.1 percent of people in the UK are on the autism spectrum, according to the National Autistic Society.
