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| Relationship between mercury levels and autism in children |
| ZHAO Yuan1, SONG Huan2, TAN Chenghui3, LIU Dianzhi4 |
1. Police Officer Academy, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China; 2. School of Educational Science, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, Sichuan Province, China; 3. Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China; 4. School of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China |
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Abstract Autism may be caused by a combination of environmental and biological factors. From the perspective of environmental factor, children may be exposed to mercury through vaccines, wastewater, seafood, and even the air. High exposure to mercury in the natural environment may be a trigger for autism. From the perspective of biological factors, the slow metabolism of heavy metals may be the decisive influencing factor for the development of autism. Differences in mercury content between autistic children and normal children can be detected in the blood, urine, teeth, hair, and other tissues. This study summarized the studies about the relationship between the mercury levels and childhood autism, and illustrated the mercury content and symptoms of autism from two aspects of environmental and biological factors. In the future, the integration of multiple disciplines is needed to provide suggestions for
the improvement of autistic children’s symptoms.
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