Precipitation levels may be associated with autism

Monday, November 3, 2008 - 18:49 in Health & Medicine

Children living in counties with higher levels of annual precipitation appear more likely to have higher prevalence rates of autism, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The results raise the possibility that an environmental trigger for autism may be associated with precipitation and may affect genetically vulnerable children.

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