Review
"With over one million new cases per year, a current incidence of one in 45-68 children, and a projected incidence of one in two children within two decades, this is more than an epidemic - it is a national crisis. At this rate, our entire nation will be crippled, as eventually all of us will either be autistic or caring for one. While nearly all efforts and public pronouncements are about management and care, very few are exploring cause. The most we hear from the medical community, perhaps with a sad shrug of the shoulders, is that autism is a genetic disorder, blamed on parents and ancestors, a tragic but inevitable outcome at the genetic roulette table. They vigorously cross vaccines off the list of possible causes, and state that science has settled that question for all time (as if that were possible in science). Dr Lyons-Weiler, an impeccably-credentialed biologist, with this important book, has authoritatively dispelled this myth, and clearly explains the manifestations and environmental causes of this terrible spectrum of disorders. In so doing, he provides much-needed hope for its prevention and cure. With scientific rigor that will satisfy the strictest researcher, and accessible language that welcomes the untrained, Dr Lyons-Weiler makes a compelling case for action, steps that will change our future and avert catastrophe. If you are a parent, health professional or scientist, and care about our collective future, this is an essential book to read and take action on." Michael Gaeta DAC, MS, CDN, clinician and educator
From the Author
I offer this book as a stimulant for free and open consideration of the effects of policy based on science that is bent by the overwhelming agenda of profit. Each individual in society has to face their individual responsibility in the debacle - not for themselves, but rather for future generations. The future of our society, and indeed that of our species may well depend on this generation's ability to identify how to bend the curve of the increases in the rate of autism, yes, but also the myriad additional conditions that fall into vague classes of autoimmunological disorders.My goal in this book was to summarize as much of the basic, translational and clinical research on autism as a collection of traits. The result is, I hope, going to help raise the bar and improve the tone of discourse on the causes of autism. When only part of the science is selected to support a pre-conceived notion during the formation of public policy, everyone suffers from the impoverishment of knowledge. This poverty of comprehension has profound impact on a growing number of Americans and people around the world. In keeping with my personal view that it is during the time of deepest despair that we are mathematically entitled to the largest possible amount of hope, I do hope that the knowledge I have brought forward will help drive forward key changes in research and in medical practice.
From the Back Cover
"Dr. Lyons-Weiler's new book is a call to action for the pediatric community to awaken from its dogmatic slumber... Until our understanding of autism spectrum disorders and their environmental, genetic and immunological underpinnings is secure, we must be willing to evolve... lest we fall into an abyss" - Dr. Anthony Kovatch, MD Pediatrician, Pediatric Alliance"With nearly one in fifty US children being diagnosed with autism, The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism could not have come soon enough. The information in this book needs to be read by all medical, physicians, and parents. I highly recommend this book." Dr. David Browenstein, MD, medical director, Center for Holistic Medicine"Dr. Lyons-Weiler is an inspired American scientist... I can say with reservation that he has the ethics of a true teacher... He analyzes scientific data for the sake of improving the human condition without monetary influence... His work is encyclopedic." Dr. Edward "Ted" Fogarty, MD, chair, Department of Radiology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
About the Author
James Lyons-Weiler is the president and CEO of the Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, a pure public charity research institute that pushes for accuracy and integrity in science and for biomedical researchers to put people's health before profits. An established academic and researcher, he has a bachelor's degree in biology, a master's degree in zoology, a PhD in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology, and a postdoctoral in computational molecular biology; and he's the author of Ebola: An Evolving Story and Cures vs. Profits. Lyons-Weiler lives in Pittsburgh, PA.
