T.J. Winick, Commonwealth Beacon

This article by Marblehead native T.J. Winick appeared in the CommonWealth Beacon. As the parents of a 13-year-old son with profound autism, my wife and I have spent years navigating a world of challenges, uncertainties, and misguided assumptions. One of the most dangerous and persistent myths is the false assertion that vaccines cause autism, a claim that has been debunked by scientists, doctors, and public health experts worldwide. Research into its origins, conducted by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and…