What Would Rachel Say?

Thanks to a grant by the John Merck Fund, the Autism Society of America convened an Advisory Board on Environmental Health, and together released a special issue of the Autism Advocate and a Web campaign to increase awareness about links between autism spectrum disorders and environmental toxins. ASA and its advisory board have launched a "campaign of influence" for early 2007 which will build a grassroots community to continue research and awareness of the effect of environmental influences on autism.

For more information about ASA's Environmental Health Project use the menu on the right.

Feature Articles:

Time to Get a Grip - Martha R. Herbert, M.D., Ph.D.

Can Exposure to Environmental Toxicants Influence Autism Susceptibility? by Isaac N. Pessah, Ph.D.

The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute: Uniquely Designed to Study Gene-Environmental Interactions in Autism by Robert Hendren, D.O.

ASA partnered with the M.I.N.D. Institute on a seminal, CME conference entitled "Clinical Implications of Environmental Toxicology for Children's Neurodevelopment in Autism." See video and transcripts here.