How autism could be beaten with a 10p vitamin pill

It's one of the most pressing and controversial questions in modern medicine: just why are cases of autism skyrocketing?

The lifelong developmental disorder – which begins in early childhood, making it difficult for people to understand social cues and express themselves to others – was once considered rare.

However, over the past 20 years, the number of people in the UK living with autism has surged by almost 800 per cent, according to research published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. There are now about 700,000 people in the UK with a diagnosis.

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