Prenatal exposure to pesticide residues in the diet in association with child autism-related traits: Results from the EARLI study.

ABSTRACT: Prior work has suggested associations between prenatal exposure to several classes of pesticides and child autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We examined a previously developed pesticide residue burden score (PRBS) and intake of high pesticide residue foods in association with ASD-related traits. Participants were drawn from the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) (n = 256), a cohort following mothers who previously had a child with ASD through a subsequent pregnancy and that child's development. ASD-related traits were captured according to total Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) scores at age 3 (mean raw total SRS score = 35.8). Dietary intake was assessed through a food frequency questionnaire collected during pregnancy. We also incorporated organic intake and fatty foods

SUBMITTER: Joyce EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9090949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature