ARTICLE ANALYSIS

Article Analysis



Article Analysis

Article 1

The first article under review is “Vaccines may fuel autism epidemic” by Kelly Patricia O'Meara, published in Washington Times dated Jul 7, 2003. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability that cannot be diagnosed by any specific biological or medical test. It is organic rather than genetic, developing during the prenatal period. Autism is characterized by a triad of symptoms that include difficulties in social interaction with others, problems communicating with others, and patterns of restrictive, repetitive, and stereotypical interests and activities that are evident before the age of 3. The disorder popularly referred to as autism generally ...