ALLERGIES AND AUTISM -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INTRODUCTION -- ALLERGY INDUCED AUTISM -- ARE NATURAL-LATEX ALLERGIES PERPETUATED BY THE HARMLESS ASPECT OF THE FAMILIAR? -- Are Childrens Immune systems more sensitive to Allergens Compared to Adults? -- Why have Childhood Allergies become more Prevalent? -- REFERENCES -- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS -- DOES THE INTELLECTUAL PROGRESSION OF MANKIND REST ON THE SHOULDERS OF IMMUNITY? -- Are Autism Spectrum Disorders Increasing? -- What is the Evolution of Autism Spectrum Disorders? -- Do Allergies Affect human Intelligence? -- REFERENCES -- ALLERGENS -- WILL ULTRA LOW-PROTEIN NATURAL-LATEX BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVES OF THE 21ST CENTURY? -- Wheat -- Pine Wood -- Pine Rosin -- Euphorbiaceae Species -- Mold -- Vegetables -- Insect Venoms -- Grass & Weed Pollen -- Sugar Beets -- Fruits -- Tobacco -- Peanuts -- REFERENCES -- ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY -- WHY HAVE NATURAL-LATEX ALLERGENS BEEN DRAMATICALLY PRESENTED OVER THE LAST THIRTY YEARS? -- Type I Hypersensitivity -- Type II Hypersensitivity -- Type III Hypersensitivity -- Type IV Hypersensitivity -- Are Autism Spectrum Disorders the pro-creativity of Immunity? -- How can Allergies Affect brain Development? -- Timing -- Is there a Historical Connection of Natural-Latex Exposure and allergy induced Autism? -- Frequency -- Intensity -- Type of Exposure -- REFERENCES -- THEORETICAL MODEL -- IS IT BECOMING MORE EVIDENT THAT NATURAL-LATEX ALLERGIES FAIL TO SHOW ANY BENEFITS AS IT RELATES TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT? -- Hev-b 1 -- Hev-b 2, Hev-b 7, and Hev-b 13 -- Hev-b 5 -- Hev-b 6 -- Hev-b 8 -- Hev-b 9 -- Hev-b 10 -- Hev-b 11 -- Does Immune Sensitivity to the Allergens in Natural-Latex Affect Learning and Intelligence? -- REFERENCES -- GENDER.

DOES THE EXPRESSION OF HORMONES AND IMMUNOGLOBULIN-E SHOW THAT MALES AND FEMALES HAVE DIFFERENT IMMUNITY? -- Does Hormone Expression Affect the Incidence and Atypicality of Allergy Induced Autism? -- REFERENCES -- GENETICS -- DOES THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION TEND TO BE THE BEST SOLUTION? -- Chromosome 1 (1q23, Fc fragment of immunoglobulin-E) -- Chromosome 11 (11q12-q13, immunoglobulin-E Responsiveness) -- Chromosome 19 (19p13.3, CD23) -- Chromosome X (Xp11.23, FOXP3) -- Is the Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders based on a Precondition of Atopy and Increased Environmental Insult? -- REFERENCES -- COMORBIDITY -- IS THE CAUSE OF AUTISM THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE? -- Infection -- Vaccines -- Oxytocin -- Fever -- Gut Microflora -- Sleep -- Immunoglobulin-E -- Cysteine-rich Proteins -- Prostaglandins -- Endorphins -- Amino Acids -- Blood Type -- Neurotransmitters -- REFERENCES -- GOVERNMENT -- DOES OUR DEPENDENCE ON NATURAL-LATEX AFFECT THE REGULATION OF HEVEA BRASILIENSIS? -- Environmental Protection Agency -- Food and Drug Administration -- United States Patent and Trademarks -- REFERENCES -- SCIENCE -- HAS NATURAL-LATEX SENSITIVITY CAUSED AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF ALLERGY INDUCED AUTISM? -- Can Animal Studies be used to Falsify the Allergy Induced Autism hypothesis? -- Can In-vitro Experiments Falsify the Allergy Induced Autism Hypothesis? -- Can Hev-b Allergenic-Protein Exclusionary Practice be used to Falsify the Allergy Induced Autism Hypothesis? -- Can the Timing, Frequency, Intensity, and Type of Exposure to Allergenic Proteins Affect the Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorders? -- REFERENCES -- INDUSTRY -- WILL WE CONDUCT BUSINESS ETHICALLY AND PROFITABLY, AND EXERCISE LEADERSHIP AS RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE CITIZENS? -- Will Corporate Citizenship in such Industries Affect the Health and Safety Issues associated with Natural-Latex?.

Is the Etiology of Allergy Induced Autism Created by Nature, Procreated by Immunity, Perpetuated by Science, and Maintained by Industry? -- REFERENCES -- SPIRITUALITY -- RESOURCES -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX.