اوتیسم و محیط: چگونه با مدیریت عوامل محیطی احتمال اوتیسم شدن کودک خود را به حداقل برسانیم؟

Abstract Autism is a developmental disability with age of onset in childhood (under 3 years old), which is characterized by definite impairments in social interactions, abnormalities in speech and stereotyped pattern of behaviors. Due to the progress of autism in recent decades, a wide range of studies have been done to identify the etiological factors of autism. It has been found that genetic and environmental factors are both involved in autism pathogenesis. Hence in this review article, a set of environmental factors involved in the occurrence of autism has been collected and finally some practical recommendations for reduction the risk of this devastating disease in children are represented.  Key words: Etiological factors, Autism, Environmental factors.