How environmental exposures can contribute to autism and ADHD
Each year, biologically based disorders of brain development – autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mental retardation, dyslexia, and subclinical neurodevelopmental disabilities – affect between 400,000 and 600,000 of the four million babies born in the United States. This means that between 10% and 15% of American children have some kind of learning disability.
Reported rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are sharply increasing. The CDC reports that the rates of ASD increased …
