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CEED Members Stefania Papatheodorou, MD, PhD and Antonella Zanobetti, PhD led this week’s publication in the JAMA Pediatrics Journal (JAMA Network)

Is prenatal exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) associated with risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children?

In this population-based cohort study of 893 212 mother-child pairs enrolled in US Medicaid, higher prenatal wildfire PM_2.5 exposure was associated with an increase in ASD risk, whereas no meaningful association was observed for ADHD; associations for ASD were strongest with exposure to PM_2.5 during midpregnancy to late pregnancy.

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(Source: JAMA Network – October 26, 2026)