UT Health study: Avoiding toxins could prevent autism, ADHD

People who have been exposed to chemical toxins — including those found around their house or garden — may be more likely to have children with autism and attention disorders, according to a new study published by researchers at UT Health San Antonio. The study analyzed the responses of nearly 8,000 American adults who filled out a questionnaire called the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory used to identify individuals with chemical intolerance.

Discovered by Miller in 1996, the two-stage disease process behind chemical intolerance begins with an “initiation event,” like a major exposure to pesticides or repeated lower-level exposures that could occur when living in a poorly ventilated building, for example. That event then sensitizes the mast cells, a type of white blood cell found in connective tissues throughout the body that recognizes harmful antigens and mediates inflammatory responses like allergic reactions.

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