TY - JOUR T1 - Antenatal ultrasound and autism JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 886 LP - 886 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315816 VL - 103 IS - 9 A2 - , Y1 - 2018/09/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/103/9/886.abstract N2 - Many factors have been suggested as causes for the apparent rise in prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Perhaps most terrifying for pregnant women is the suggestion that antenatal (AN) ultrasound may be harmful to the developing brain. There is some theoretical justification for this: high-energy sound waves have been shown to cause neuronal disruption in mouse models.When early safety studies were … ER -