• DOI:10.1542/peds.2007-3000
Corpus ID: 24595814

Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research

@article{Altevogt2008AutismAT,
  title={Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research},
  author={B. Altevogt and S. Hanson and A. Leshner},
  journal={Pediatrics},
  year={2008},
  volume={121},
  pages={1225 - 1229}
}

B. Altevogt, S. Hanson, A. Leshner

Published 2008

Medicine

Pediatrics

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex developmental disorder that dramatically affects the lives of patients and their families and the broader community. The causes of autism are unknown; however, evidence increasingly suggests that a complex interplay among environmental stressors, genetic mutations, and other biological factors likely plays a significant role in the development and/or progression of autism spectrum disorder. On April 18 and 19, 2007, the Institute of Medicine's Forum on… CONTINUE READING

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