Autism, intellectual disability incidence linked with environmental factors

Friday, March 14, 2014 - 04:31 in Health & Medicine

An analysis of 100 million US medical records reveals that autism and intellectual disability rates correlate with genital malformation incidence in newborn males, an indicator exposure to harmful environmental factors. The study also finds that Autism and ID incidence decreases dramatically in states with stronger regulations on diagnosis.

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