Autism and Environmental Toxins

A lot of research effort is going into finding the cause of autism. Our next guest, Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto of the University of California Davis MIND Institute, an authority on environmental effects on health, will discuss with Dr. Woodard the evidence for a role of environmental chemicals in autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

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HOST: Thad Woodard, MD

GUEST: 

• Irva Hertz-Picciotto, PhD, director, MIND Institute Program in Environmental Epidemiology of Autism Neurodevelopment
  

LINKS:

• Dr Hertz-Picciotto’s website
• YouTube video of Dr Hertz-Picciotto discussing environmental associations with autism
• UC Davis MIND Institute
• MIND Institute Resource Center (helpful for parents, professionals and the community)
• CDC website, “Learn the Signs. Act Early,” a resource for recognizing early signs of autism
• Autism Speaks (largest autism advocacy group in the U.S.)
• The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)

LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, February 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. AKDT

REPEAT BROADCAST:  Monday, February 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. AKDT

DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:

• Cleveland Clinic
• Mayo Clinic
• MedlinePlus
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• HealthyChildren.org
• American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
• American College of Allergy,  Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
• Science Based Medicine
• Quackwatch
• Super Smart Health

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