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Nature 411, 882-884 (21 June 2001) | doi:10.1038/35082228
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The search for autism's roots
Kathleen Wong1
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Abstract
A marked rise in the number of people diagnosed with autism sparked controversy over the safety of certain vaccines. As the furore dies down, Kathleen Wong talks to researchers seeking the real causes of this unsettling condition.
In child-development circles, it is known as the new epidemic. Anxious parents are flooding clinics with children who won't speak, who scream at the touch of clothing on their skin and who seem locked in a world of their own.
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