Toddler TV Watching May Trigger Autism, Study Says
“Too much TV time for toddlers may trigger autism, according to a study by Cornell business professors. Over the past few decades, there’s been an amazing increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism. Some experts think this is due to broader diagnostic criteria for autism. Some point to vastly increased services for autistic children. Others think that something in the environment is triggering an autism epidemic.”
Autism Linked To Inefficient Communication Between Different Parts Of The Brain
“Brain cells in some parts of the cerebral cortex of people with autism have too many connections, while other parts do not have enough, say researchers from the University of Washington, USA, at a meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. The cerebral cortex is a part of the brain that processes complex thought.”
Ped Med: Confounding autism counts
“One of the confounding factors that make it difficult to get to the bottom of autism’s causes, counts and consequences is the high rate of co-existing conditions in children with the disorder.”