Host: Paul Rokuskie Scientists have been doing research into many areas of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the hopes of explaining the doubling of its prevalence rate in the past decade. Both environmental risk factors and genetic components are some of the areas of research that are showing some promising details in our understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Host Paul Rokuskie talks with Craig Newschaffer, a Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute about some of the risk factors that scientists are exploring for Autism Spectrum Disorder.