Polution, a possible cause of autism...

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I heard this over the radio today:
Apparently there have been observations of higher instances of autism in polluted cites, as opposed to rural areas with cleaner air.
They stated a 2 to 1 ratio...

Anyone know anything about this?
Is this another fallacy a la the inoculation myth/hysteria?

i would imagine it's kind of like why more men than women get struck by lightning, they're outside more.
More people live in cities.

As marisabia said, more people live in cities than in rural areas (which is exactly why cities are so polluted).

Also, more psychologists and doctors operate in cities than in rural areas, so the people in cities have quicker access to such services than in the "country," thus meaning that people in the city are more likely to get diagnosed than people in rural areas.

That being said, pollution really does have harmful effects on the environment and on the human body; even if it does not cause or trigger autism specifically, the pollution is probably not helping anybody's health.

So does global warming due to human activity...

oh wait, that doesn't exist.

That, and I personally believe we will find environmental causality factors in either the emergence of autism or certainly affecting its severity.

We got rid of lead-based paints because of what they did to child development. Before that, nobody had an issue with it.

The more we learn, the more we understand.

The more we use the "Search" function, the fewer duplicate threads we create. This one makes three.

Link to original thread HERE.

I don't think it has anything to do with pollution. I think that people with autism are more prone to be overlooked in the county due to there being less awareness or education. Just my thoughts.

Last week it existed...
This week it doesn't...
Next week, who knows...