PubMed (Medline) References To Autism AND Metabolism - Medline journal articles on autism and metabolism from all years.
PBS Online - Understanding Autism - William Walsh, a chemist and senior scientist at the Pfeiffer Institute in the Chicago area, says that his research shows that an imbalance of metals metabolism is at the source of autism and that compensating adjustments in nutrition is an effective treatment. Read the transcript of Jim Lehrer's News Hour program and/or view the streaming video.
Metallothionein and Autism - An on-line booklet from the Pfeiffer Treatment Center on metallothionein and its possible role in the development of autism.
Regional Cerebral Metabolism and Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorders - A Psychiatric Times article.
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