This study of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) strengthens the evidence linking neurodevelopmental disorders with gestational pesticide exposures, particularly organophosphates, and provides novel results of ASD and Developmental Delay (DD) associations with, respectively, pyrethroids and carbamates.
Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides (malathion, parathion, diazinon, chlorpyrifos, etc.) are among the most widely used pesticides in the United States for both agricultural and residential applications.