Research:
Overloaded? New Insights into Mercury Exposure and
Autism
“Research scientists have found a signature metabolic
impairment or "biomarker" in autistic children that strongly suggests that these
children would be susceptible to the harmful effects of mercury and other toxic
chemical exposures” Twenty local children participated in the landmark study by
Dr. Jill James which is sited in this article. Read more about this issue at http://www.ewg.org/reports/autism/execsumm.php
Autism Research Institute
Founded by Bernard Rimland, the A.R.I. publishes a quarterly newsletter, the
"Autism Research Review International," that covers biomedical and educational
research in the field of Autism and related disorders. The Autism Research
Institute holds Defeat Autism Now (DAN!) Conferences twice a year to bring
researchers and parents together. The ARI is also a good source for books on the
biomedical issues in Autism.