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Autism and Chemical Reform: Protecting Best Outcomes

Autism is a complex developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life. It affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. It is a spectrum disorder, so it affects individuals in a variety of ways. You may see a person with autism who is unable to speak, intellectually disabled, rocking […]

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Autism and Toxic Chemical Exposure: What is the Relationship?

Listen to the June 7, 2011 teleconference: Autism and Toxic Chemical Exposure: What is the Relationship? https://saferchemicals.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/audio/autism_teleconference_7june11.mp3 Almost 1% of 8-year-old children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a 10-fold increase over just a 15-year period. About 30% of this dramatic rise in autism cannot be explained by changes in the age of diagnosis and […]

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: arsenic, autism, Autism Society, autism spectrum disorder, BPA, chemicals, household cleaners, human brain, lead, methyl mercury, mind disrupted, PCBs, phthalates, toluene, Triclosan, TSCA

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