Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-130) and index.
Contents:
Ch. 1. What causes Autism? Immune system deficiencies may cause Autism / Paula Goines, Paul Ashwood, and Judy Van de Water -- Is Autism a prenatal parasite-deficiency syndrome? / Lindsay Beyerstein -- Vaccines might cause Autism / Kent Heckenlively -- Vaccines not associated with risk of Autism / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Austism risk rises with father's age / Gautam naik -- Women's changing social role can explain the rise in Autism -- Ch. 2. How serious is the problem of Autism? There is an Autism epidemic / Denise D. Resnik -- America's false Autism epidemic / Allen Frances -- The definition of Autism should not be narrowed / Laura McKenna -- Catastrophic Autism rate now 1 in 88, 1 in 54 boys; advocacy groups ask what will it take for the Feds to act? / PRWeb -- The Autism-welfare nexus / Paul Sperry -- Ch. 3. How can Autism be reduced, treated, or cured? Gluten-free, Casein-free diet more effective in improving ASD behaviors and symptoms / Penn State -- A Gluten free/Casein-free diet does not cure Autism / Dan Childs, Lara Salahi, and Pamela Mazzeo -- Reducing pesticide exposure could reduce Autism / Pesticide Action Network North America -- Evidence of a link between pesticide exposure and Autism is rare / Emily Willingham -- Cures for Autism may hurt children more than help them / Michael Fitzpatrick -- Trying to cure Autism obscures people's talents andgifts / Tom Fields-Meyer.
Summary:
"Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints: Autism: Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints is a series that examines current issues from different viewpoints, set up in a pro/con format"-- Provided by publisher.
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