Causes of autism..?!
Question:
Causes of autism..?
theres been a lot of different theories, and i wanna know what new theories u have hear about why kids are getting autism..cuz my 8 year old brother has it..anyway, keep the theories comming!
Answers:
They used to say it was unresponsive mothers called "refrigerator mothers". Lately the MMR vaccine has gotten lots of press, but that has been ruled out by careful studies. I'm in the psychology field and I can tell you that it is not known at this time. Some of the most promising theories are based on genetics and environmental toxins. Here is a good overview article:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbur...