The timing of exposure appears crucial, with heightened vulnerability during prenatal development and early childhood when critical neurodevelopmental processes occur.

The research suggests that individuals with genetic predisposition to ASD may be more vulnerable to the harmful effects of air pollution exposure

The implications extend beyond individual health to public policy. How might cities need to adapt their urban planning to protect vulnerable populations? What role could air quality monitoring play in prenatal care?

Actually I don’t see why anything would be done to orevent development of autism, when not much was done for all the already known damage that actual urban development cause

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    I’m of the opinion that a lot of the “problems” with autism come from societal issues and lack of education rather than an innate thing.

    Everyone has problems they need to work through. It’s just that autistic people don’t get the support they need.

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      As someone who struggles with it, you have absolutely no idea what the hell you’re talking about. Even if I had all the support in the world my life would still be struggle day in and day out, because it’s so much deeper than just being different. I understand why people try and make it seem that way, but it seriously minimizes what it actually is.