Mr. Weisskopf says pregnant women should avoid air pollution as much as possible. But he warns that other things may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder.
韦斯科普夫先生表示,孕妇应该尽可能避免接触空气污染。但他警告说,其它情况也可能会增加自闭症谱系障碍的风险。
"You can avoid being in extremely polluted cities during pregnancy if possible. You can also choose to go running in a park rather than next to a street. But that said, I think also it's very important to recognize that autism spectrum disorders is a very multi-factorial disorder. And there are lots of reasons why risk could be increased."
他说,“如果可能,你可以避免在孕期置身于极度污染的城市。你也可以选择在公园而不是街道边跑步。话虽如此,我认为还得认识到,自闭症谱系障碍是一种非常多因素的疾病。可能增加患病风险的原因也非常多。”
Autism is believed to result from a combination of environmental and genetic factors.
据认为自闭症是环境和遗传因素两者的联合产物。
Autism Speaks is an organization that helps families with autistic children. Paul Wang is head of medical research at Autism Speaks. He says the findings are very compelling. He notes that during the last three months of pregnancy, the brain of the fetus develops very quickly. He says the study does not change his group's main suggestion: focus on treatment and educational therapies.
自闭症之声(Autism Speaks)是一家帮助自闭症儿童家庭的组织。保罗·王(Paul Wang)是自闭症之声的医学研究负责人。他说,这一研究结果非常引人注目。他指出,在孕期最后三个月,胎儿的脑部发育极快。他说,这项研究并未改变该组织的重要建议:专注于治疗和教育疗法。
"For parents of children who have already been diagnosed, the focus should continue to be on treatment for them, on the behavioral, educational therapies that are available and that we know can help kids who are diagnosed with autism."
他说,“对已经确诊儿童的父母来说,重点应该是继续对他们进行治疗,继续采用已有的行为和教育疗法,我们知道这些可以帮助被诊断患有自闭症的孩子。”
For now, Marc Weisskopf says researchers are trying to identify the exact substances in air pollution that increase the risk of autism.
韦斯科普夫表示,目前研究人员正在试图鉴定空气污染中会增加自闭症风险的确切物质。