ArticleChild development perspectives2023
Prenatal socioenvironmental exposures and autism spectrum disorder: A web of confusion.
Article in Child development perspectives, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Prenatal Maternal Stress and Infant Gut Microbiome in Human and Animal Studies: A Comprehensive Systematic Review.Developmental psychobiology · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors for autism spectrum disorder among infants and children admitted in a neonatal intensive care unit.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- The association between prenatal psychosocial factors and autism spectrum disorder in offspring at 3 years: a prospective cohort study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Invited Perspective: Still Beating the Drum-Environmental Health Disparities and Neurodevelopment.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Environmental Exposure Disparities and Neurodevelopmental Risk: a Review.Current environmental health reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
Although evidence of heritability for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is strong, studies of twin pairs suggest that at least some portion of the etiology is attributable to environmental factors, either directly or through interaction with genes. Given the multitude of environmental and psychosocial exposures that have been reported to increase atypical neurodevelopment in offspring, in this article, we summarize what prenatal air pollutant, chemical, and occupational exposures and psychosocial stressors have been reportedly associated with ASD and co-occurring neurodevelopmental disorders. We highlight consistencies in reported associations and recommend areas for research to close gaps in our understanding of environmental risk for ASD. Because this issue is of particular importance in historically marginalized communities and low- and middle-income countries, we also discuss the importance of environmental justice issues and exposure disparities in research, and we advocate for prioritizing policies to reduce disparities and improve service provision in vulnerable populations.
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