1st Edition
Environmental Hazards and Neurodevelopment Where Ecology and Well-Being Connect
OVERVIEW
America's Children and the Environment: Neurodevelopmental
Strategy for Comparing the Contributions of Environmental Chemicals and Other Risk Factors to Neurodevelopment of Children
Decoding Neurodevelopment: Findings on Environmental Exposures and Synaptic Plasticity
Seven-Year Neurodevelopmental Scores and Prenatal Exposure to Chlorpyrifos, a Common Agricultural Pesticide
Fetal and Neonatal Endocrine Disruptors
AUTISM
A Research Strategy to Discover the Environmental Causes of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
A Key Role for an Impaired Detoxification Mechanism in the Etiology and Severity of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Assessment of Infantile Mineral Imbalances in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)
Urinary Porphyrin Excretion in Neurotypical and Autistic Children
Lymphocytes from a Population of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Unaffected Siblings Exhibit Hypersensitivity to Thimerosal
ADHD, LEARNING DISABILITIES, AND OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Focused Overview for Children’s Environmental Health Researchers
Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites and Attention/Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disability, and Special Education in U.S. Children Aged 6 To 15
Serum Perfluorinated Compound Concentration and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children 5–18 Years of Age
In Utero and Childhood Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Exposures and Neurodevelopment in the CHAMACOS Study.
CONCLUSION
Taking Action on Developmental Toxicity: Scientists’ Duties to Protect Children
Biography
Edited by
Cindy Croft, MA, is director of the Center for Inclusive Child Care at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She teaches for the Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota and in the early childhood program at Concordia University. She has authored two books, The Six Keys: Promoting Children’s Mental Health and Children and Challenging Behavior: Making Inclusion Work and she provides training and consultation to educators of children with various disabilities. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Early Childhood and School-Age Trainers Association, the Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health, and the Minnesota Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Division.
