Gainesville (FL) Sun http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130807/GUARDIAN/130809660/1109/sports?Title=Immunizations-physical-exams-are-required-too#fb-root
Pat Hughes, supervisor of health service for Alachua County Public Schools: "Some parents don't want to get certain vaccines because they think they can cause autism. Vaccines do not cause autism. It's totally not true."
 
The Sun did note that parents can file a religious exemption.  I posted 12 comments.  It's the same tired line: "Vaccines do not cause autism," when clearly they do.
 
Fox Kansas City (MO) http://fox4kc.com/2013/08/07/not-too-late-for-back-to-school-immunizations/
"That study found that nearly half of all Americans between two and 24 years old aren't getting the recommended vaccinations. But it's Missouri and Kansas law to make sure your children are up to date before school.
"Health experts say one reason many parents don't get their kids shots is because of concerns that vaccinations aren't safe or can lead to health issues like autism. But they say those concerns stem from studies found online that aren't correct and that immunizations have helped eliminate serious illnesses that plagued our society not long ago."
Studies show no link just haven't convinced parents.  I posted comments.
 
Daily Mail

"A simple blood test that could detect autism in children as young as 12 months could be available within two years, a leading researcher is to announce today.

"Professor Eric Courchesne will tell the Asia-Pacific Autism Conference in Adelaide that he has made a breakthrough in the detection of the genetic 'signature' of autism.

"'This is going to lead to much better treatments at a much earlier stage and a large percentage of children having an excellent outcome,' said Prof Courchesne."

Britain addresses autism: Doing brain scans and blood tests to cover up an iatrogenic disaster.

UK Guardian

"A research collaboration called EU-AIMS will scan hundreds of brains and could lead to the first drug treatments for autism."

"The goal is to scan the brains of 450 people with autism and 300 controls using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Nothing on this scale has been attempted before, and the hope is that it will pave the way for new treatments for autism and facilitate earlier diagnosis."

Personally, I think this is more smoke and mirrors designed to make it seem like experts are earnestly looking for answers. Autism is a disorder that officially has no known cause or cure. There's nothing a mainstream doctor can tell a new mother so that her child that was born healthy and is developing normally doesn't also end up on the autism spectrum by age two. As of March, 2013, the official autism rate in the U.S. is one in every 50 children and one in 31 among boys alone.

How bad do the numbers have to get before we do something else besides focus on making the drug industry richer?  I posted several comments.