The Autism Epidemic - Provides a summary of the debate concerning the increase in the incidence this developmental disability. Features quotes from newspaper articles and interviews. - http://www.pediatricservices.com/prof/prof-11.htm
Epidemiology Report of Autism in California - Report to the Legislature on the principal findings of a pilot study conducted by UC Davis researchers. Findings indicate that the increase in autism cannot be explained by artificial factors, such as misclassification and criteria changes. - http://www.dds.ca.gov/autism/mindreport.cfm
Autism - The Silent Epidemic - News article by Avia Ustanny describes findings that as many as one in ten children born in Jamaica are now diagnosed with spectrum disorders. Published in the Jamaica Gleaner. - http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20020922/out/out1.html
Parents Ask Role Of Vaccines in Autism Epidemic - Report by the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and the Autism Research Institute (ARI) calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to launch a collaborative effort to investigate the possible relationship between vaccines and the - http://www.kidsource.com/health/NVIC.ARI.autism.call.html
The Autism Epidemic: Is the NIH and CDC Response Adequate? - US Congressman Dan Burton notes the dramatic rise in the cases of infantile autism. Report features an outline of challenges to government agencies. - http://wwws.house.gov/search97cgi/s97_cgi?action=View&VdkVgwKey=http%3A%2F%2Freform%2Ehouse%2Egov%2Fburton%2E02%2E04%2E18%2Ehtm&DocOffset=4&DocsFound=187&QueryZip=autism&SourceQueryZip=&Collection=comms&Collection=members&C