2 articles: Re.: The connection between AS/HFA/PDD-NOS and Brain Injury

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Hi ,

The " causes " are many and varied I'm sure. Definitely follow Bill's suggestion

for keyword searches. That being said, a friend set me the following links this

evening. How timely. I think (or another member) may have posted these

here last year. Both articles pertain to the same study of the role mitochondria

may play in autism.

Autism may be linked to defects in mitochondria, UC study says

November 30, 2010|By H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/30/news/la-heb-autism-mitochondria-20101130

Energy drain

The cause of autism may be faulty mitochondria

Dec 2nd 2010 | from the print edition, The Economist

http://www.economist.com/node/17626864?story_id=17626864 & fsrc=rss

- Helen