Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 What Causes Autism?
1 Immune System Deficiencies May Cause Autism Paula Goines Paul Ashwood Judy Van de Water 11
2 Is Autism a Prenatal Parasite-Deficiency Syndrome? Lindsay Beyerstein 17
3 Vaccines Might Cause Autism Kent Heckenlively 21
4 Vaccines Not Associated with Risk of Autism: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 29
5 Autism Risk Rises with Father's Age Gautam Naik 33
6 Women's Changing Social Role Can Explain the Rise in Autism Michael Hanlon 38
Chapter 2 How Serious Is the Problem of Autism?
1 There Is an Autism Epidemic Denise D. Resnik 44
2 America's False Autism Epidemic Allen Frances 50
3 The Definition of Autism Should Not Be Narrowed Laura McKenna 56
4 Catastrophic Autism Rate Now 1 in 88, 1 in 54 Boys; Advocacy Groups Ask What Will It Take for the Feds to Act? PRWeb 61
5 The Autism-Welfare Nexus Paul Sperry 65
Chapter 3 How Can Autism Be Reduced, Treated, or Cured?
1 Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet More Effective in Improving ASD Behaviors and Symptoms Penn State 73
2 A Gluten-Free/Casein-Free Diet Does Not Cure Autism Dan Childs Lara Salahi Pamela Mazzeo 79
3 Reducing Pesticide Exposure Could Reduce Autism Pesticide Action Network North America 86
4 Evidence of a Link Between Pesticide Exposure and Autism Is Rare Emily Willingham 95
5 Cures for Autism May Hurt Children More than Help Them Michael Fitzpatrick 101
6 Trying to Cure Autism Obscures People's Talents and Gifts Tom Fields-Meyer 110
Facts About Autism 115
Organizations to Contact 120
For Further Reading 125
Index 131
Picture Credits 136
