Power Point Presentation By: Jon Poling, MD, PhD and Richard
Frye, MD, PhD.
Autism in the United States has reached epidemic proportions affecting 1:150
individuals.
Such an increase in incidence cannot be explained solely based upon
a genetic
model. Autism likely results from the interaction between common genetic
susceptibilities and environmental triggers. The complex multi-systemic disorder
called Autism is defined by common behavioral symptoms, and is a syndromic rather
than precise medical diagnosis.