Lathe's book on Amazon

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Autism, Brain and Environment can be pre-ordered now:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1843104385/qid=1142460806/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-6913665-0531815

Synopsis

The increasing number of people being diagnosed

with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) cannot simply be explained by

changes in diagnostic criteria or greater awareness of the condition.

In this controversial new book, Lathe contends that the recent

rise in cases of ASDs is a result of increased exposure to

environmental toxicity combined with genetic predisposition. "Autism,

Brain and Environment" proposes that autism is a disorder of the limbic

brain, which is damaged by toxic heavy metals present in the

environment. Lathe argues that most ASD children have additional

physiological problems and that these, far from being separate from the

psychiatric aspects of ASD, can produce and exacerbate the condition.

This important and groundbreaking text provides a closely-argued

scientific case for the involvement of both environmental and

physiological factors in autism. Lathe's argument will also have a

direct impact on treatment strategies and options. It will be of great

interest to the scientific community, professionals, researchers,

political and environmental lobbyists, teachers, psychologists, and

parents and people with ASDs.