We don’t need to defrost an assumption over 70 years old

More research is needed into autism, not bringing up wrong theories that were popular decades ago, argues Kevin Whelan

Study finds low blood levels of HDL in children with autism

Mystery surrounds autism. Its theories of causes and treatments are as unique and diverse as the people who have it. The same holds true for its symptoms. Scientists and physicians are uncovering more about this disorder every day; many of those studies and findings concentrate on diet.

Breaking Down Autism: Researcher Finds Children with Autism Have Lower Levels of HDL

Dr. Yasmin Neggers looked at blood levels of lipids and fatty acids in two groups of South Korean children - one group of typically developing boys and another group of boys with an autism diagnosis. Even though there were no major differences in what these children ate, those with autism had a lower omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acid ratio and lower levels of high density lipoprotein, more commonly ...

Why are the French still blaming mothers for autism?

The victimization of autistic children and their families in the United States by many psychoanalysts and their acolytes from the late 1940s through at least the 1970s has been well documented in memoirs on the subject and by historians and journalists. During this time it was commonly believed that autism was caused by bad parenting - bad mothering, in particular. A controversial new film by ...

Should Google take the crazy out of the Internet?

Evgeny Morozov thinks search engines should "flag" sites that promote nutty conspiracy theories. It's a nutty idea.