Many theories...No real answers
I really like this first article....
Articles:
What It's Like to Have Autism
http://www.webmd.com/brain/features/understanding-autism-symptoms
Proximity to Freeways Increases Autism Risk, Study Finds
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-autism-20101217,0,2040535.story
Autism-Vaccine Link
http://autism.about.com/od/vaccinesandautism/a/MMRcause.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080204212852.htm
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/searching-for-answers/vaccines-autism?page=1
Autism and IVFhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100614122026.htm
Gene Variants in Autism Linked to Brain Developmenthttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110301111243.htm
Older Fathers More Likely to Have Autistc Childrenhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060904160625.htm
Books:
Strange Son by Portia Iversen
Love introduced two mothers, one who lived in India and the other in the United States. Their passion to seek health for their children, both afflicted by autism, brought the two women across continents and over oceans. Each stimulated the other with her fervor to find medical breakthroughs. Their story is exciting and uplifting. There is within Strange Son a sadness, but this in truth is a hopeful book. The mothers expect that medical research will find a solution for the cruelty of autism, and in Strange Son they show us that the lushness of family love continues to be the greatest therapy. -- Maya Angelou
Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson
"In this intense, polished account, the parents of an autistic boy trek to the Mongolian steppes to consult shamans in a last-ditch effort to alter his unraveling behavior.... Isaacson records heartening improvement in Rowan's firestormlike tantrums and incontinence, as he taps into an ancient, valuable form of spirit healing." (Publishers Weekly )
Louder than Words by Jenny McCarthy
"Jenny McCarthy takes us on journey of a mom dealing with her son’s Autism diagnosis and treatment. We learn what it is like to be a parent and have your dreams shattered. We learn about a disease and about how others dealing with similar circumstances can aid one another. We learn about alternative approaches that seem promising. We learn about healing, hope, and faith."—David Feinberg, from the foreword, MD, MBAMedical Director, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Emotionally powerful from beginning to end, House Rules looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way--and fails those who don't.
Amazon.com review
