Microplastics and Autism

Could microplastic exposure be driving the stunning increases in diagnosis we're seeing? There's a strong case to be made

Early last year, I wrote a piece for The National Pulse about skyrocketing autism rates in the US, especially California, after new data were released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new figures claim one in 36 American eight-year-olds, or 2.8 percent, have been diagnosed with autism. This is higher than the 1 in 44, or 2.3 p…