Green Options » neurodevelopment http://greenoptions.com/tag/neurodevelopment Posts tagged 'neurodevelopment' Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en M.I.N.D. You, There Are More Cases of Autism http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/12/mind-you-there-are-more-cases-of-autism/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/12/mind-you-there-are-more-cases-of-autism/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:30:30 +0000 Cate Nelson http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/12/mind-you-there-are-more-cases-of-autism/ Autism Bookshelf

There’s been a seven- to eight-fold increase of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) cases in California since 1990.

I’ve suspected that the rise in diagnoses of ASD is linked to many factors, one of them better detection. You, too? Not so, says a new study.

“It’s time to start looking for the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase in the rate of autism in California…We’re looking at the possible effects of metals, pesticides and infectious agents on neurodevelopment,” said researcher Irva Hertz-Piccoto.

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