Research progress of association between air pollution and autism spectrum disorder / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Particulate matter (PM) researches have long been focused on cardiovascular and puhnonary systems,however,several increasing evidences have showed that PM may be deleterious to human brain development as well.Recently,some studies showed that PM had strongly associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) especially PM2.5.Now,the epidemiological and clinical studies on the relationship between ASD and exposure to PM were conducted,expect to be helpful for future ASD etiology research,furthermore to formulate appropriate public policy.