The scientific explanation is the effect of the pesticides on the human embryo’s neurons, similar to the action on insects. In adults, the brain is protected but for the embryos things are different. The percent of the illness manifestation in the children’s group selected for this study because the pregnant women lived within a mile of spaces where commercial pesticides are applied are very high. 486 children from 1000 had a confirmed diagnosis of autism and another 168 had some other kind of developmental delay. This is not probably the only cause of autism but obtaining scientific results to clarify something about is an important step. One in 68 children in the US is now diagnosed with autism, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and there is no known cure for the disorder and no certain cause known.
