How to End the Autism Epidemic

It starts with being honest about what has been done to millions of kids

There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.

— Anne Lamott

(Author’s Note: I wrote How to End the Autism Epidemic in 2018. It’s sold 75,000 copies. I’ve updated much of the content from my book and integrated it into the articles on this blog. If you read all the articles here, you’ll get my 20 years of research for free! I hope you enjoy and share. See the Appendix for a compilation.)

LAFAYETTE, California—When we were newlyweds, my wife Lisa and I knew we wanted three or four kids. We planned to have kids every two years and see how we felt after each one. Our first son, Sam, was born in 1999 in Berkeley, California, and by early 2001 a family routine was settling in. We understood what it meant to be parents. Sleepless nights were routine. Our personal hobbies took a back seat. Dates and romance became rare…