Recently, the Autism Society of America has come out in support of a bill that would attempt to regulate chemical substances. The hope is that by reducing chemicals in the environment such as mercury and lead, there will be less cases of autism.
Although it is hard to argue against keeping a closer watch on dangerous chemicals, there is no real proof that autism is caused by environmental factors. Chemicals like lead and mercury are dangerous, even without the risk of autism. However, there is no study that proves that autism is a direct cause of these chemicals. In fact, in the article that the Autism Society of America put on their website, they mention that "scientists suspect" that these might be triggers. They don't know for sure, and so it is hard to understand why the Autism Society of America would throw themselves into support of a bill that may or may not even be related to the disorder.
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