The five items listed highlight parts in the timeline that occurred in the history of measles and its false claim to be linked to autism. Place each item in the correct order based on when they occurred, from EARLIEST to LATEST. 1 1. I 2. The link between autism and MMR vaccine was determined to be false. The MMR vaccine was developed and given to nearly all children in the US. The number of children being given the MMR vaccine has gone down, which has caused the number of children with measles to rise. 1 3. 14. Autism diagnoses began increasing in the US, people started blaming MMR vaccine. 1 5. Measles was a common, highly contagious illness in children before the 1970s.​