Does Agent Orange cause autism?
Does Agent Orange cause autism? Agent Orange and Autism To date, there is no single known cause of autism linked to Agent Orange, though it is thought that it is caused by abnormalities in the brain. Some speculate that those abnormalities can be caused by the parent's exposure to environmental toxins. What birth defects are linked to Agent Orange? Associations between Agent Orange and other dioxin-contaminated herbicides and structural birth defects like spina bifida, oral clefts, heart defects and hypospadias may be just the “tip of the iceberg”. Can children be affected by Agent Orange? The children of Vietnam veterans...