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[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago

Could also be effects of air pollution or something. There’s not enough information to tell.

But yeah, maps like this are almost always cities doing things differently than rural areas.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Could represent genetic distribution. Autism is heritable.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

The middle of nowhere Montana has more pollution than downtown Dallas?

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Well the point was more “unknown environmental effects” rather than air pollution specifically.

[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Isn’t the oil industry doing stuff up in Montana?

[-] Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 points 21 hours ago

Yeah. Could also be that spending time outside also helps. (The causation might be reversed though).

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