[ExI] The challenge of autism

[John Grigg]

I have heard that supposedly 1 in a 100 American children are now born
autistic.  I wonder what the cause is, and I suspect it may be that
families with autistic offspring tend to be well-educated and to
attain that, held off having children until later in their
childbearing years.  And so their reproductive organs have years more
worth of exposure to the many chemical & electro-magnetic pollutants
found in our environment.


Or might autism actually be evolution at work?  Could it be that this
is a new branching off of humanity?  There is at least the stereotype
of the relatively high functioning "aspie," who despite limitations
regarding human interactions, excels in areas such as math and
information technology.


http://www.care2.com/causes/is-there-an-autism-epidemic-not-exactly-but.html


John