Proximity to freeway associated with autism
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Living near a freeway may be associated with increased risk of autism, according to a new study. The study examined the locations where the children's families' lived during the first, second and third trimesters of their mothers' pregnancies, and at the time of the baby's birth and looked at the proximity of these homes to a major road or freeway.