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"Hot spot" map of prevalence of autism spectrum disorder by county (lemmy.world)
submitted 19 hours 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 19 hours 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] 4 points 15 hours ago

Could represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

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