It turns out the answer to what causes autism was starting is in the face... organic food!

[Godhumor]

From http://io9.com/on-correlation-causation-and-the-real-cause-of-auti-1494972271

So yeah, in reality an exercise on the correlation/causation fallacy, but I am afraid the few "experts" in the anti-vaccination movement will missed the intended lesson.

[Lint Head]

1. I thought it had to do with the invention of the cotton gin

[Liberal Veteran]

2. *snort*

[MADem]

3. I woulda pinned it on cell phones! Yeah, that's the ticket...! nt

[VanillaRhapsody]

4. No no no...its mercury fillings!

its always mercury fillings!

[VanillaRhapsody]

5. but then again...maybe its masturbation...

that causes hair to grow on your palms and blindness...why not Autism too!

[NuclearDem]

6. I'm pretty sure it's actually "that's what she said" jokes.

[Godhumor]

13. Heh, the Michael Scott correlation n/t

[JaneyVee]

7. It's probably the gluten.

[defacto7]

8. I know of one doctor

who has written a book where he says that people with autism were born without souls.

Hmmm, make perfect sense.

not.

[cthulu2016]

9. Or visa-versa

[Major Nikon]

10. Rock-n-Roll causes devil worship

[temporary311]

11. I thought it was Dungeons & Dragons.

[Major Nikon]

12. That's a myth

As you can see there's a dip in the trend around the time D&D came out. Most likely the devil worshipers were too busy playing D&D at the time.