@article{2bb8b448529640c28c19ce2693826a30,
title = "Examining the association between prenatal cannabis exposure and child autism traits: A multi-cohort investigation in the environmental influences on child health outcome program",
abstract = "This study examined the association between prenatal cannabis exposure and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses and traits. A total sample of 11,570 children (ages 1–18; 53% male; 25% Hispanic; 60% White) from 34 cohorts of the National Institutes of Health-funded environmental influences on child health outcomes consortium were included in analyses. Results from generalized linear mixed models replicated previous studies showing that associations between prenatal cannabis exposure and ASD traits in children are not significant when controlling for relevant covariates, particularly tobacco exposure. Child biological sex did not moderate the association between prenatal cannabis exposure and ASD. In a large sample and measuring ASD traits continuously, there was no evidence that prenatal cannabis exposure increases the risk for ASD. This work helps to clarify previous mixed findings by addressing concerns about statistical power and ASD measurement.",
keywords = "autism spectrum disorder, biological sex, gestational age, multi-cohort study, neurodevelopment, prenatal cannabis exposure, prenatal risk factors",
author = "{program collaborators for Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes} and Chaela Nutor and Dickerson, {Aisha S.} and Tingju Hsu and Aseel Al-Jadiri and Camargo, {Carlos A.} and Schweitzer, {Julie B.} and Shuster, {Coral L.} and Karagas, {Margaret R.} and Madan, {Juliette C.} and Bibiana Restrepo and Schmidt, {Rebecca J.} and Claudia Lugo-Candelas and Jenae Neiderhiser and Sheela Sathyanarayana and Dunlop, {Anne L.} and Brennan, {Patricia A.} and Smith, {P. B.} and Newby, {K. L.} and Jacobson, {L. P.} and Catellier, {D. J.} and R. Gershon and D. Cella and Alshawabkeh, {A. N.} and J. Aschner and Teitelbaum, {S. L.} and A. Stroustrup and A. Stroustrup and S. Merhar and A. Lampland and A. Reynolds and M. Hudak and G. Pryhuber and P. Moore and L. Washburn and J. Mansbach and J. Spergel and M. Stevenson and C. Bauer and S. Deoni and C. Duarte and G. Canino and A. Ferrara and L. Croen and J. Gern and C. Seroogy and C. Bendixsen and I. Hertz-Picciotto and L. Trasande and R. Wright and R. Miller",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 International Society for Autism Research and Wiley Periodicals LLC.",
year = "2024",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1002/aur.3185",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
pages = "1651--1664",
journal = "Autism Research",
issn = "1939-3792",
publisher = "John Wiley & Sons Inc.",
number = "8",
}