My child is ASD (Austism Spectrum Disorder), and with all the reading & research it is my sincere belief that immunisation is just one of the contributing factors, genes are another. It is not the individual immnisation (which are tested thoroughly), but the practice of 'mixing them up', ie measles is ok, mumps is ok, but put them together MMR.... this has not been tested!

In regards to the points above a guide only of course.... my son can and has mimiced like no other since he was tiny, but could never hold eye contact. He will socialise and hold a conversation - but only about his 'pet topics'... often ASD kids are the 'little geniuses' with 'wierd' obsessions, ie 'power points' or 'red holdens' if you talk about their obsessions, they will talk till the cows come home.

My sons vocab is hugh - friends call him the dictionary, however he takes words literaly - so does not understand slang or common phrases and their meanings.

He can not read faces - so therefore emotions - he knows happy and sad, but can not read confused or agitated or anyother face you can pull - he is 12 y.o.

If you want to know more... and do some self tests go here...http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/tests/default.asp