New Studies Point to Possible Environmental Causes of Autism
By Becky Newell, State Coordinator (West FL) on 07/06/2011 @ 05:03 PM
According to the website of Child-Autism-Parent Cafe, in recent years, diagnosed cases of autism in the U.S. have risen at an alarming rate of 10 to 17 percent per year.
While many researchers have found evidence that genetic factors play a large role in the incidence of autism, studies also indicate that environmental factors – including prenatal environmental factors – may also play a significant role.
Click here to read an Associated Press article published this week in the Sarasota Herald Tribune about two recent studies about potential causes of autism.
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