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"Hot spot" map of prevalence of autism spectrum disorder by county (lemmy.world)
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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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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 13 points 15 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.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Could represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

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

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

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

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 points 15 hours ago

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