Autism unravelled conference--'the biology of autism--unravelled'

Autism is a heterogeneous condition, currently with no single explanation for all of these findings presented at this conference. What conferences like this offer us, however, are possible courses of new research and the subsequent development of intervention strategies, both orthodox (pharmacological) and perhaps slightly unorthodox. Aside from the social and emotional issues for both the person with autism and their family, it has been estimated that the cost to the UK for lifetime care of one person with autism is approximately pounds sterling 3 million. With the possibility of an epidemic of autism, is it not time to begin looking at the biomedical factors behind autism spectrum disorders more closely?