Yep, they have "the resources and facility to allocate a budget to initiate this effort in a timely manner".  Okay, Minnesota is ranked first in autism prevalence and this is because of what?  How close does a mother have to live to the freeway to cause higher rates of autism?  Anywhere in the Twin Cities will qualify?  How many children does a woman need to have in order to fall into the increased incidence of autism?  Nine children in six years?  It looks more and more like the research projects, that are funded in a timely manner, are geared to reinforce the theme of other completed research projects.  While you are researching this small population, why not drive down to Iowa and see what is happening there?  Iowa is almost last in the prevalence of Autism in the nation.  Des Moines has a similar freeway system as the Twin Cities!  Nope! We are going to go down the "race" designation for prevalence, so we can split the debate, divide the findings, and the country can retreat into their corners to have a more familiar discussion, us against them! I have been involved in research for over thirty years, and the game plan is always the same......divide and confuse!