OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR FUTURE, OUR CHILDREN
I'm concern of child development, learning, and behavior because this can affect our future and lives. Such deficits include
structural birth defects, mental retardation, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and adverse birth outcomes such
as low birth-weight and premature are some of the issues that can happened to a child during their development. In June
2000, a scientific panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences concluded that as many as 3% of known
developmental and neurological deficits in children were caused by exposure to known toxic substances, including
developmental and neurological toxins.The panel also concluded that 25% of these problems may be the result of
environmental and genetic factors working in combination, and that toxic substances may play a significant but
undetermined role. The report also reviews a number of health-related statistics suggesting the possibility of increased
incidence of some developmental and neurological conditions such as: • Low birth-weight births • Genito-urinary defects
• Premature births • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) • Atrial septal defects • Autism. Because children under
one year of age are developing more rapidly, both physically and mentally,than at any other age, they are uniquely
vulnerable to the effects of substances that can interfere with the biological systems that guide that development.
Developmental and neurological toxins are likely of even greater concern to the developing fetus because of the even more
rapid physical and brain developmentthat occurs prenatally. For this reason, public health experts are generally concerned
with toxic exposures to both children and pregnant women.
structural birth defects, mental retardation, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and adverse birth outcomes such
as low birth-weight and premature are some of the issues that can happened to a child during their development. In June
2000, a scientific panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences concluded that as many as 3% of known
developmental and neurological deficits in children were caused by exposure to known toxic substances, including
developmental and neurological toxins.The panel also concluded that 25% of these problems may be the result of
environmental and genetic factors working in combination, and that toxic substances may play a significant but
undetermined role. The report also reviews a number of health-related statistics suggesting the possibility of increased
incidence of some developmental and neurological conditions such as: • Low birth-weight births • Genito-urinary defects
• Premature births • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) • Atrial septal defects • Autism. Because children under
one year of age are developing more rapidly, both physically and mentally,than at any other age, they are uniquely
vulnerable to the effects of substances that can interfere with the biological systems that guide that development.
Developmental and neurological toxins are likely of even greater concern to the developing fetus because of the even more
rapid physical and brain developmentthat occurs prenatally. For this reason, public health experts are generally concerned
with toxic exposures to both children and pregnant women.