nomadthethird
more issues than Time mag
There's tons of new research in autism (and I found most of it on Science Daily, which is awesome) but it all points to what the medical community has been saying all along: it's genetic, or heritable, and it's NOT caused by mercury or preservatives in immunizations.
In case anyone is interested--I was-- here are a few key stories:
Older men more likely to have autistic children
Sperm mutation linked to autism
New model suggests non-autistic women can be genetic carriers
They've narrowed down the causes to a missing protein and a couple of chromosomal regions--which I think partially explains prevalence in males. They've also found a genetic link between autism and certain gastrointestinal disorders, which explains why gluten- and wheat-free diets are commonly prescribed as homeopathic treatments.
In case anyone is interested--I was-- here are a few key stories:
Older men more likely to have autistic children
Sperm mutation linked to autism
New model suggests non-autistic women can be genetic carriers
They've narrowed down the causes to a missing protein and a couple of chromosomal regions--which I think partially explains prevalence in males. They've also found a genetic link between autism and certain gastrointestinal disorders, which explains why gluten- and wheat-free diets are commonly prescribed as homeopathic treatments.