Some questions and answers about autism. Q: What causes autism?...
AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 04.09.2012
CHICAGO — Obesity during pregnancy may increase chances for having a child with autism, provocative new research suggests. It's among the first...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 04.09.2012
In yet another study underscoring the importance of good maternal health, researchers are now linking, diabetes and hypertension with neurodevelopment...
Jenny McCarthy | Posted 04.02.2012
We can either continue to collectively stand on the sidelines and debate what is causing autism and if it is an epidemic or we can get on the field and start addressing the real problem -- a generation of children with autism.
Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 09.12.2011
New research suggests that concerns about a possible relationship between autism and environmental exposures may be well founded.
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 10.01.2011
The debate about what causes autism continues, with two new studies suggesting there might be more of an environmental component at play than previous...
Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.25.2011
While we don't have all the answers, and more research is needed to identify and validate the causes and treatment of autism, there are new signs of hope.
HealthDay | Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter | Posted 11.17.2011
Children of mothers who have autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease have up to a three times greater ris...
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 11.17.2011
Every 20 minutes, a child is diagnosed with autism. In a study of select populations around the United States, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) f...
Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 11.17.2011
According to the Center for Disease Control in 2007, autism affects 1 out of every 150 children, up from 1 out of every 10,000 in 1980.
AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.09.2012