Why is autism on the rise?
By: Clay Farris Naff, book editor
Contributors: Thomson Gale (Firm)
Series: Opposing Viewpoints In Context; At issue; Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737768701; 9780737768718
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Etiology; Autism; Autism in children
Description: Provides a wide range of opinions on a specific social issue. Offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-98) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Autism : an overview / Christian Nordqvist; title: 2. The rise in autism requires a national strategy / Bob Wright; title: 3. Rising autism statistics likely reflect improved diagnostics / Emily Willingham; title: 4. Research and intervention are making headway against autism / Alan Guttmacher; title: 5. Autism; title: mitigating a global epidemic / Chris Bateman; title: 6. More research is needed to assess toxic chemicals' link to autism / Philip J. Landrigan, Luca Lambertini, and Linda S. Birnbaum; title: 7. Extra folic acid during pregnancy may curb autism / Robert Berry, interviewed by PBS NewsHour; title: 8. The link between the MMR vaccine and autism is real / Andrew Wakefield; title: 9. Unscientific claims about autism take a toll / Alex Hannaford; title: 10. Autism is caused by a mix of genetic and environmental factors / Thomas Insel; title: 11. Robots may be helpful in care of autistic children / David Salisbury; title: 12. Minority families with autistic children struggle to get services / Martha Matthews.