The age of autism : mercury, medicine, and a man-made epidemic /

The age of autism : mercury, medicine, and a man-made epidemic /

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Author / Creator:	Olmsted, Dan.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2010.
Description:	xi, 430 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Autism -- Environmental aspects. Mercury -- Toxicology. Autism -- Etiology. Autism -- History. Autistic Disorder -- etiology. Autistic Disorder -- epidemiology. Environmental Exposure. History, 19th Century. History, 20th Century. Mercury -- adverse effects. Mercury Poisoning -- history. Autism. Autism -- Etiology. Mercury -- Toxicology. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8148843

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Other authors / contributors:	Blaxill, Mark, 1958-
ISBN:	9780312545628 (alk. paper) 0312545622 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	From the worst cases of syphilis to Sigmund Freud's first cases of hysteria, from baffling new disorders in 19th century Britain to the modern scourge of autism, this book traces the long overlooked history of mercury poisoning. It demonstrates with clarity how chemical and environmental clues may have been missed as medical "experts," many of them blinded by decades of systemic bias, instead placed blamed on parental behavior or children's biology.

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Call Number:	RC553.A88 O47 2010
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