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Pesticides, metals, tobacco, stress…. On the trail of risk factors for autism

2024-03-09T07:18:08.358Z

Highlights: Marianne cohort aims to follow a group of at least 1,700 children over time. Project will look for environmental effects which could add to genetic risk factors. Pesticides, metals, tobacco, stress…. On the trail of risk factors for autism. Launched in 2023, the project aims to identify risk factors, but also… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 81% left to discover. Flash sale €4.49/month for 12 months I ENJOY IT Already subscribed? Log in.


A research project carried out in Montpellier will follow more than a thousand children to look for environmental effects which could add to genetic risk factors.


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A turtle, maracas, a mirror, a white sheet, a small red cube... The objects pass before the eyes of Yasmine, a pretty six-month-old baby enrolled in the Marianne research program.

The games that psychologist Caroline Esnée offers him are intended to assess his attention, his ability to follow his gaze and respond to his first name, or his reactions to a change in facial expression.

Sitting on his mother's lap, the infant looks on, looking quite impressed, but does not cry.

Yasmine's follow-up, which takes place at the Autism Resource Center in Montpellier, began in the second trimester of her mother's pregnancy, and must continue until she is 6 years old.

By then, the little girl will have participated in seven sessions aimed at assessing her motor, intellectual and relational development.

Launched in 2023, the Marianne cohort aims to follow a group of at least 1,700 children over time in order to identify risk factors, but also…

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