Scientists at UC Davis are helping lead a new study looking into what's causing autism in children, and it turns out that where Mom and Dad work could be a significant factor.

From farm workers to doctors and auto mechanics, new UC Davis research is showing that some parents' jobs could be impacting autism disorders in their children.

"There does seem to be a number of connections from different types of occupational exposures people would be getting just doing their regular job," said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, director of the university's environmental health sciences center.

Hertz-Picciotto said they've found that a parent's exposure to workplace chemicals during fetal development can impact the severity of autism.

More than a dozen factors were studied, like people who work with pestici

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