SchaferAutismReport: Smoking During Pregnancy Does Not Cause Autism In Children

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From: sarnets-bounces@... On Behalf Of Schafer Autism ReportSent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 1:50 PMTo: Schafer Autism ReportSubject: Smoking During Pregnancy Does Not Cause Autism In Children Read this report online Large text, printer versionSaturday January 14, 2012p Reader Supported RESEARCHSmoking During Pregnancy Does Not Cause Autism In Children eenews.india.com A new study has refuted any link between smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children. Researchers have considered a variety of chemical exposures in the environment during pregnancy and early life as possible contributing factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders. Many have considered prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke a possible cause due to known associations with behavioural disorders and obstetric complications. Past studies of maternal smoking and autism have had mixed results. “We found no evidence that maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of autism spectrum disorders,†Dr. Lee, an epidemiologist at Drexel’s School of Public Health, who led the research in collaboration with researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and the University of Bristol (Bristol, UK) said. In the new study, Lee and colleagues analyzed data from Swedish national and regional registries for a set of 3,958 children with autism spectrum disorders, along with a control set of 38,983 children born during the same period who did not receive an ASD diagnosis. Overall, 19.8 percent of the ASD cases were exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy, compared to 18.4 percent of control cases. These rates showed an association between maternal smoking and the odds of an autism spectrum disorder, in unadjusted analyses. The report helps to reassure mothers who smoked during pregnancy that their behavior was not likely responsible for their child’s autism, Lee said, and “crosses off another suspect on the list of possible environmental risk factors for ASD. " However, he cautioned that smoking during For rest of today's SAR click here:www.sarnet.org/frm/forsar.htm Today's SAR newslist is human compiled and provided through the support of paid subscriptions. - THANK YOU -$35 for 1 year - or free!www.sarnet.org In This Issue: •••••••••RESEARCHSmoking During Pregnancy Does Not Cause Autism In ChildrenTREATMENTRapid Growth in US Inpatient Autism Units3-D Modeling Software Benefits Kids With AutismNEWSLittle Known About How Autism Affects Teen Drivers: ResearchersRegistering Autistic Children With The Police: A Strategic Idea?Mom, Fearing Abuse, Puts Recorder in Autistic Daughter's Book Bag Coffee Shop Provides Jobs For Adults With Autism ADVOCACY25,000 Signatures Needed to Help End Autism Therapy Discrimination Against Military FamiliesCOMMENTARYAutism, By Any Other Name. . .How The New DSM-V May Affect People With ASD 'Schafer Autism Report' Now an App on iPhone, iPadand Droid! DO SOMETHING ABOUT AUTISM NOW. . . Read, then Forward the Schafer Autism Report.$35 for 1 year - or free!www.sarnet.org Hundreds of Local Autism EventsWeb / EverywhereAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoWeb / EverywhereIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMainelandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriWeb / EverywhereMontanaNebraskaNevada New HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaWeb / EverywhereRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingWeb / EverywhereSend your LETTER Now's the perfect time to order your free Puzzle Piece kits and launch an autism awareness campaign in your community. When we raise the funding necessary, ARI will see that important research is done, including the large-scale, independent study of vaccinated vs. unvaccinated children Click here. SAR Back Issues The Autism CommunitySupports the Schafer Autism Report. . . Read, then Forward the Schafer Autism Report.$35 for 1 year - or free!www.sarnet.org Biomedical Treatments for Autism Spectrum DisordersScientific References and Abstractswww.autismbiomed.com Copyright Notice: The above items are copyright protected. They are for our readers' personal education or research purposes only and provided at their request. Articles may not be further reprinted or used commercially without consent from the copyright holders. To find the copyright holders, follow the referenced website link provided at the beginning of each item. Lenny Schafer editor@... The Schafer Autism Report is a non-profit corporation Vol. 16 No. 2 Unsubscribe here: www.sarnet.org/frm/unsub2.htm

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