Charlie Rose is doing some interviews with specialists on brain science & mental illness. Here's a link, but the video is not available yet as the show just aired.
Charlie Rose Science Series: From Potential of the Mind to Diseases of the Brain - Charlie Rose
At any rate, one of the Doctors said there is some new evidence that autism may result from sperm deformities that occur with aging. This bears on why autism is on the rise, because men are waiting longer to start families.
The entire show is an excellent primer on the current state of brain science.
