In the largest study of its kind, UCLA researchers compared levels of air pollutants, mostly related to vehicle traffic, during pregnancy of 7,603 children with autism and 75,635 children without autism, born from 1995 to […]
This helpful guide was written to explain research about biochemical abnormalities in individuals with autism. It gives nutritional recommendations to address medical symptoms associated with the disease. It also focuses on detoxification. Dr. Jon Pangborn […]
A new study published online in the journal Dermato-Endocrinology supports findings that vitamin D reduces the risk of developing autism. The authors, William Grant and John Cannell, report on autism prevalence by state in the United […]
Researchers at McGill University and the University of Montreal have uncovered a crucial link between protein synthesis and autism spectrum disorders. Regulation of protein synthesis is the process by which cells manufacture proteins. This mechanism […]
Dr. William Shaw reports that cholesterol supplementation reverses many symptoms of autism in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome disorder. This deficiency is also common in “regular” autism. The connection between low cholesterol and some cases of autism is encouraging, […]
We frequently read theories on the causes of autism, but they often have a single focus such as genetics, or vaccines, or the age of the father. Now, scientist Helen Ratajczak, PhD, has completed a […]
Brenda O’Reilly Allergy Induced Autism (AIA) is a support and research network in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the AIA is to encourage medical research into autism. We are pleased to report that some very exciting […]
Getting confused about what might cause autism? Small wonder. Research suggests risk factors play a role before conception, during fetal development, and after birth. After decades of emphasis on autism being a hereditary condition, interest […]