Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion

by Michael Fitzpatrick

Book Overview

Autism: disease, disorder or difference?

What causes autism - genes or environment?

Can biomedical treatments cure autism, and are they safe?

An increased public awareness of autism has resulted in a rising trend of diagnoses, creating the impression of an 'epidemic'. Many parents of children newly diagnosed with autism have been impressed by plausible theories blaming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415449812
• ISBN13: 9780415449816
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"