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AutismHelp.info.
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Autism Queensland Inc (149 kb, pdf).
NSW Council for Intellectual Disability.

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References used for this fact sheet

• Fulfilling and rewarding lives: the strategy for adults with autism in England, Department of Health UK. More information here.
• The fraud behind the MMR scare, 2011, Immunisation Action Coalition. More information here.
• MMR decision aid, 2009, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. More information here.
• Thiomersal fact sheet. 2009, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. More information here.

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