According to a Rutgers study published earlier this year, autism rates in the US have increased some 500% over the past 16 years. But is the rise in autism really the result of better screening, or ...

Re “The Real Reason Behind the Increase in Autism,” by Allen Frances (Opinion guest essay, June 25): It’s disappointing to see establishment figures like Dr. Frances rush to discredit Robert F.

Allen J. Frances, M.D., is Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine. He served as Chair of the American Psychiatric ...