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Autism Prevalence Following Prenatal Exposure to Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in Louisiana
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Hurricanes and tropical storms served as natural experiments for investigating whether autism is associated with exposure to stressful events during sensitive periods of gestation. Weather service data identified severe storms in Louisiana from 1980 to 1995 and parishes hit by storm centers during this period. Autism prevalences in different cohorts were calculated using anonymous data on birth dates and parishes of children diagnosed with autism in the state mental health system, together with corresponding census data on all live births in Louisiana. Prevalence increased in dose-response fashion with severity of prenatal storm exposure, especially for cohorts exposed near the middle or end of gestation (p < 0.001). Results complement other evidence that factors disrupting development during sensitive gestational periods may contribute to autism.
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- Authors
- Kinney, D. K., Miller, A. M., Crowley, D. J., Huang, E., & Gerber, E.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- McLean Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kinney, Dennis K.
- ORCID
- Crowley, David J.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2007-07-06
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 481-488
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2114436773
- Cited by
- 295
- References
- 49
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- FWCI
- 4.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Keywords
- autism prevalence, prenatal exposure, hurricanes, tropical storms, prenatal stress, dose-response relationship, storm intensity, pregnancy timing, Louisiana
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Child, Disasters, Female, Humans, Louisiana, Mothers, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Severity of Illness Index, Stress, Psychological, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Prevalence
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