A new survey of parents estimates that one child in 40 has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The rate in Canada is lower.
Women whose B vitamin levels were elevated during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have a child with autism spectrum disorder.
SSRI antidepressants such as Paxil, Prozac or Zoloft taken during pregnancy increased the risk for the child to develop autism spectrum disorder.
Young men with autism had fewer symptoms when they took sulforaphane derived from broccoli sprouts.