Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation to help study a rare cell type associated with intuition and quick decision making. This is another research into a biological approach to treating Autism. I do not disagree with any progress made in autism research. I just think that much more research and the funding needed to do the research need be done on the environmental cause of autism. This research is of the cell type Von Economo Neurons (VENs). These cells are believed to grow in humans sometime after birth, and increase in numbers until age 4. It is believed that these VENs do not develop normally in children with autism. VENs not developing normally could be a reason why Autistic children are plagued with social disabilities. Virtually no research is being conducted into the environmental factors involving autism. This lopsided approach to autism research is widely criticized and for good reason. It is common sense not to put all your eggs in one basket. This is exactly what these scientist and the funding for their research is doing. If autism is not researched holistically then the chances of finding the cures or causes of Autism will remain elusive.
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