Jabs and junk science

"As the parent of an autistic child, I am well qualified to comment on the particular experience of being the parent of an autistic child. But this experience does not give me any special insights into the question of what causes autism, or into any other aspect of the condition. When a handful of parents criticise the arrogance of the government in refusing to concede to the demands arising from their personal experience, the real arrogance is theirs in disparaging the experience of millions, generalised in the studies on which immunisation policy is based."