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[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Could also be effects of air pollution or something. There’s not enough information to tell.

But yeah, maps like this are almost always cities doing things differently than rural areas.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

The middle of nowhere Montana has more pollution than downtown Dallas?

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Well the point was more “unknown environmental effects” rather than air pollution specifically.

[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Isn’t the oil industry doing stuff up in Montana?

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Could represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.

[-] Kaboom@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah. Could also be that spending time outside also helps. (The causation might be reversed though).

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