ADD/ADHD

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Pesticides - Findings support the hypothesis that organophosphate exposure, at levels common among US children, may contribute to ADHD prevalence.[Bouchard, M. et al. 2010. Pediatrics (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-3058)]

Birth defects, season of conception, and sex of children born to pesticide applicators living in the Red River Valley of Minnesota, USA - Finds children born to parents exposed to glyphosate (Roundup®) show a higher incidence of attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity.[Garry, V.F. et al. 2002. Environ. Health Persp. 110 (Suppl. 3):441-449]

Neurodevelopment and endocrine disruption - Article explores the possibility that contaminants contribute to the increasing prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and associated neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems [Colborn T. 2004. Environ Health Perspect;112(9):944-9]