Unraveling an epidemic: Autism rates have increased twentyfold in a generation, stirring parents’ deepest fears and prompting a search for answers. But what if the upsurge is not what it appears to be?
This a major series we’re rolling out over the course of four days.
Photo: Joseph Gutierrez, 13, peeks into his kitchen window in Sanger, Calif. He has been diagnosed as mentally retarded, but his mother thinks he is autistic. Credit: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times
I really hope its not gluten. I hear that’s a thing. That would actually make me sad =[
Edit: actually that’s stupid because it would be an easy and quick fix that wouldn’t require a lot of treatment. I was just letting myself be emotional. Guh…
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
