Wakefield was trying to discover a new disease linking autism and bowel disorders. So, during the study, he did everything he could to find that link. For this reason, each child underwent a rough battery of invasive procedures. The children spent a full week at the hospital, during which they were frequently sedated, given laxatives, had blood samples taken, and then they were given colonoscopies, lumbar punctures where a needle is inserted between the bones of your spine to extract fluid, MRI scans (again, under sedation), electroencephalogrammes where wires and electrodes are run to the patient's head, and a variety of other uncomfortable procedures. A doctor once described these tests as a lot even for adults to go through, nevermind autistic children.

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