At this year’s International Meeting for Autism Research, researchers discussed a growing list of potential environmental risk factors for autism currently under study. Among the many factors discussed at the meeting were hazardous air pollutants, assisted reproductive technologies, medications given during pregnancy and childbirth, maternal infections, smoking, nutritional factors, maternal stress and chemicals such as flame retardants.
Search for Environmental Influences on Autism Risk Expands at IMFAR 2010
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