Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder

<B><I>Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Development Disorder </I>is an essential guide for parents with autistic children who hope to better understand and intervene with the disorder.</B><BR><BR>When their nineteen-month-old son, Miles, was diagnosed with autism, Karyn Seroussi, a writer, and her husband, a scientist, fought back with the only weapons at their disposal: love and research. Consulting medical papers, surfing the Web, and networking with other parents, they traced the onset of their sons problems to an immune system breakdown. His digestive system was unable to break down certain proteins, which in turn led to abnormal brain development. So Karyn and her husband got to workKaryn implementing their program at home while her husband tested his theories at the scientific lab where he worked. <BR><BR><I>Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder</I> is an inspiring and riveting chronicle of how one couple empowered themselves to challe