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"Hot spot" map of prevalence of autism spectrum disorder by county (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Hot-Spot-Analysis-for-the-Estimated-Proportion-of-Children-with-ASD-County-Level_fig2_370523386

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Could also be effects of air pollution or something. There’s not enough information to tell.

But yeah, maps like this are almost always cities doing things differently than rural areas.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The middle of nowhere Montana has more pollution than downtown Dallas?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Well the point was more “unknown environmental effects” rather than air pollution specifically.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Isn’t the oil industry doing stuff up in Montana?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Could represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah. Could also be that spending time outside also helps. (The causation might be reversed though).