Toxic Chemicals and Brain Development

61 neurotoxic chemicals found in human participants

Request for Coverage February 4th, 9:15 am EST Call-in Info Below

Is there a link to rising rates of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other learning and developmental disabilities?

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeff Sell, father of twin sons with autism ,Vice President for Policy at the Autism Society; Maureen H. Swanson, Healthy Children Project Coordinator, Learning Disabilities Association of America; Larry Silver MD, author of the Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities; and others will join Andy Igrejas, National Campaign Director of the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Campaign on a national telephone news briefing for the release of Mind, Disrupted: How Toxic Chemicals May Affect How We Think and Who We Are, produced by the Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI).

A Senate Hearing on Feb 4, 10:00 am, Environment and Public Works (http://epw.senate.gov/ ) Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health examines current science on public exposures to toxic chemicals. Listen to the hearing Live on www.minddisrupted.org or www.saferchemicals.org, courtesy of Pacifica Radio Network  

WHAT: Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative Report Release

Mind, Disrupted: How toxic chemicals affect how we think and who we are

WHO: Jeff Sell, Autism Society, study participant

Andy Igrejas, Safer Chemicals Health Families

Maureen H. Swanson, Healthy Children Project. Learning Disabilities Association of America, study participant

Larry Silver MD, author, Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition:    Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities, study participant

R. Thomas Zoeller, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, former National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences researcher on endocrine disruptors and health effects

WHEN: Thursday, February 4, 2009, 9:15 a.m. Eastern

CALL-IN 800-862-9098, 1-785-424-1051 Passcode "Raben"

The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI) is a national project fostering collaboration among learning and developmental disability organizations, researchers, health professionals and environmental health groups to address concerns about the impact environmental pollutants may have on healthy brain development. LDDI currently has over 400 organizational and individual participants engaged in educational and policy efforts.

Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families is a diverse and growing coalition of 120 groups working to pass smart federal policies that protect us from toxic chemicals.

To view the report on Thursday February 4th, please visit http://www.minddisrupted.org

SOURCE Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative