Summary
ABSTRACT The rising prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) among children is a public health concern. An expanding landscape of genetic and environmental risk factors has been implicated in ASD’s development, indicating complex, multifactorial origins in early life. Many endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have neurotoxic potential, but their role in ASD development needs clarification. EDCs are implicated in maternal immune dysregulation and inflammation, a leading research hypothesis of ASD’s developmental origins. Gene- environment investigations of EDCs, with focus on plausible bio
