New research by three teams of scientists, working separately out of Harvard Medical School, Yale Medical School, University of Washington, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in Marylandon contributing factors to Autism, zeroing in on parents’ age and a particular set of rare gene mutation:
http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/04/gene-mutations-parents-age-factors-autism
And the controversy regarding changes to the Autism diagnosis in the upcoming DSM-V:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46969721/ns/health-childrens_health/#.T38s0o7HtMo
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/06/health/king-dsm5-autism-changes/index.html
And a possible link between maternal obesity and Autism in the child:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/10/us-obesity-autism-idUSBRE83900B20120410
