At least one in six American children (roughly 17%) has a diagnosed developmental disability. No matter which once-rare disorder one considers—learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), tics, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or emotional disturbances—each has witnessed a dramatic escalation over the past several decades.
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Well, chemicals may be part of the problem – but that article doesn’t answer the big question: Why are boys more affected?
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No, you’re right it doesn’t. My experience in child development has taught me that boys’ development is already somewhat slower than girls’ – they are generally 6 mos behind in toilet training and 1-2 years behind in literacy and social development. I suspect it has something to do with the chemical exposure occurring at a critical phase of development that delays it even further. In the studies linking the MMR to autism, it was mainly boys who were affected.
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