A large number of clinicians support the view that varieties of common chemical substances affect the neurological development in children. The review published in renowned medical journal ‘The Lancet’ has supported this view and has come up with additional six neurotoxicants. The world health data suggests that in the last few decades neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia and other cognitive impairments have risen. The studies have also found that subclinical decrements are more prevalent amongst these neurodevelopmental disorders.
These disorders have a huge burden on the individuals affected as well as on society as the prevalence rates have been found to be at about 10-15% of all births. Although the root causes of these neurodevelopmental disorders have partly understood, chemical agents have been attributed as a cause of these disorders. Though the genetic…
