Title of article :
Environmental factors influencing the risk of autism
Author/Authors :
Karimi, Padideh Department of Biology - Faculty of Science - Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran , Kamali, Elahe Department of Biology - Faculty of Science - Isfahan University, Isfahan , Mousavi, Mohammad Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord , Karahmadi, Mojgan Department of Psychiatry - School of Medicine - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences - Noor Hospital, Isfahan
Abstract :
Autism is a developmental disability with age of onset in childhood (under 3 years old), which is characterized by definite impairments
in social interactions, abnormalities in speech, and stereotyped pattern of behaviors. Due to the progress of autism in recent decades,
a wide range of studies have been done to identify the etiological factors of autism. It has been found that genetic and environmental
factors are both involved in autism pathogenesis. Hence, in this review article, a set of environmental factors involved in the occurrence
of autism has been collected, and finally, some practical recommendations for reduction of the risk of this devastating disease in
children are represented.
Keywords :
Autism , environmental factors , etiological factors
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
