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The Association Between Maternal Prenatal Fish Intake and Child Autism-Related Traits in the EARLI and HOME Studies

Authors :
Vecchione, Rachel
Vigna, Chelsea
Whitman, Casey
Kauffman, Elizabeth M.
Braun, Joseph M.
Chen, Aimin
Xu, Yingying
Source :
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. February, 2021, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p487, 14 p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

We examined the association between prenatal fish intake and child autism-related traits according to Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and cognitive development scores in two US prospective pregnancy cohorts. In adjusted linear regression analyses, higher maternal fish intake in the second half of pregnancy was associated with increased child autism traits (higher raw SRS scores; ß = 5.60, 95%CI 1.76, 12.97). Differences by fish type were suggested; shellfish and large fish species were associated with increases, and salmon with decreases, in child SRS scores. Clear patterns with cognitive scores in the two cohorts were not observed. Future work should further evaluate potential critical windows of prenatal fish intake, and the role of different fish types in association with child autism-related outcomes.<br />Author(s): Rachel Vecchione [sup.1] , Chelsea Vigna [sup.1] , Casey Whitman [sup.1] , Elizabeth M. Kauffman [sup.2] , Joseph M. Braun [sup.3] , Aimin Chen [sup.4] , Yingying Xu [sup.5] [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01623257
Volume :
51
Issue :
2
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.651465875
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04546-9