Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism

Abstract

The incidence of reexposure to lead poisoning in 17 children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), including autism, compared to a randomly selected group of 30 children without PDD who were treated for plumbism over the same six year period, was evaluated by a retrospective chart review at the lead treatment program, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Poison Control System, Boston, MA.

Keywords

• pervasive developmental disorders
• hazard reduction
• alternative housing