Autism rates booming, industrial chemicals may play a role, researchers finding

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Autism rates booming, industrial chemicals may play a role, researchers

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By Greg Harman San Current 2 May 2012

While the role of obesity and the age of parents has been garnering

headlines of late, the big battle over what causes autism has been

between genetics and environment.

For years, environmental factors have been swept to the margins of the

debate, but some influential research is tilting the scale toward the

role of chemicals in the environment.

" Genetics loads the gun; but environment pulls the trigger, " one

researcher said....