Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 What Causes Autism? -- 1 Immune System Deficiencies May Cause Autism / Paula Goines Goines, Paula, Paul Ashwood Ashwood, Paul, Judy Van de Water Water, Judy Van de 11 -- 2 Is Autism a Prenatal Parasite-Deficiency Syndrome? / Lindsay Beyerstein Beyerstein, Lindsay 17 -- 3 Vaccines Might Cause Autism / Kent Heckenlively Heckenlively, Kent 21 -- 4 Vaccines Not Associated with Risk of Autism: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 29 -- 5 Autism Risk Rises with Father's Age / Gautam Naik Naik, Gautam 33 -- 6 Women's Changing Social Role Can Explain the Rise in Autism / Michael Hanlon Hanlon, Michael 38 -- Chapter 2 How Serious Is the Problem of Autism? -- 1 There Is an Autism Epidemic / Denise D. Resnik Resnik, Denise D. 44 -- 2 America's False Autism Epidemic / Allen Frances Frances, Allen 50 -- 3 Definition of Autism Should Not Be Narrowed / Laura McKenna McKenna, Laura 56 -- 4 Catastrophic Autism Rate Now 1 in 88, 1 in 54 Boys; Advocacy Groups Ask What Will It Take for the Feds to Act? PRWeb 61 -- 5 Autism-Welfare Nexus / Paul Sperry Sperry, Paul 65 -- Chapter 3 How Can Autism Be Reduced, Treated, or Cured? -- 1 Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet More Effective in Improving ASD Behaviors and Symptoms / Penn State State, Penn 73 -- 2 A Gluten-Free/Casein-Free Diet Does Not Cure Autism / Dan Childs Childs, Dan, Lara Salahi Salahi, Lara, Pamela Mazzeo Mazzeo, Pamela 79 -- 3 Reducing Pesticide Exposure Could Reduce Autism / Pesticide Action Network North America America, Pesticide Action Network North 86 -- 4 Evidence of a Link Between Pesticide Exposure and Autism Is Rare / Emily Willingham Willingham, Emily 95 -- 5 Cures for Autism May Hurt Children More than Help Them / Michael Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, Michael 101 -- 6 Trying to Cure Autism Obscures People's Talents and Gifts / Tom Fields-Meyer Fields-Meyer, Tom 110.