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ArticleEnvironmental research2026

Air pollution and autism-like traits: Sensitive periods and joint effects of exposure to sources and constituents of fine particulate matter.

Lydia Lichtiger, Edwina Yeung, Tzu-Chun Lin, Diane L Putnick, Rajeshwari Sundaram, Erin M Bell, Md Mostafijur Rahman, George D Thurston, Yuyan Wang, Akhgar Ghassabian

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10 authors.

Lydia LichtigerDepartment of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, 341 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, USA. Electronic address: lydlich@bu.edu.
Edwina YeungEpidemiology Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20817, USA.
Tzu-Chun LinGlotech, Inc., 1801 Research Boulevard #605, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
Diane L PutnickEpidemiology Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20817, USA.
Rajeshwari SundaramBiostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20817, USA.
Erin M BellDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University at Albany School of Public Health, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Md Mostafijur RahmanDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
George D ThurstonDepartment of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, 341 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, USA.
Yuyan WangDepartment of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 227 East 30th Street, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
Akhgar GhassabianDepartment of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 227 East 30th Street, New York, NY, 10016, USA.

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NICHD NIH HHS HHSN267200700019CNICHD NIH HHS HHSN275201200005C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growing evidence suggests that exposure to air pollution during early life is associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, results have been inconsistent for autism-like traits and in low exposure settings. Here, we assessed sensitive windows of exposure to fine particulate matter (PM

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionAutistic DisorderEnvironmental ExposureParticulate MatterPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsChildFemaleHumansInfantMaleNitrogen DioxideOzonePregnancyAir PollutantsNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticulate MatterAutism-like traitsFine particulate matterNitrogen dioxideOzoneSensitive windowSource-specific PM(2.5)

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PMID42431535
PMCPMC13470885

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