[12] On January 5, 2011, Brian Deer published the first part of his British Medical Journal series on Andrew Wakefield's "elaborate fraud" which started the dubious MMR vaccine controversy.

[14] Singer discussed the repercussions of Deer's report, stating, "...we can finally put the question of autism and vaccines behind us."

[citation needed] ASF offers numerous funding opportunities for scientists, and has been nationally recognized for its support of early career researchers.

Vaccinologist Dr. Paul Offit, a founding board member of the Autism Science Foundation, donates all royalties from his book Deadly Choices to the ASF.

The Autism Science Foundation has 17 scientific advisory board members, including Ami Klin and Harold S.