Association between adverse childhood experiences in the home and pediatric asthma

Disparities in adversity among children with autism spectrum disorder: a population‐based study

“…7,20,21 Conversely, stressful family experiences may delay or deter access to timely diagnosis and treatment for children with ASD, resulting in more severe ASD symptomatology. Our findings indicate that children with ASD have higher prevalence of exposure to neighborhood violence, parental divorce, mental illness, substance abuse, and higher overall cumulative ACE scores, exceeding the established threshold of four ACEs.…”

“…Previous studies have linked exposure to family adversities to onset and severity of childhood health challenges and comorbidities. 7,20,21 Conversely, stressful family experiences may delay or deter access to timely diagnosis and treatment for children with ASD, resulting in more severe ASD symptomatology. 21 Childhood ASD status was also linked to disparities in community and economic adversity.…”

Areas with High Rates of Police-Reported Violent Crime Have Higher Rates of Childhood Asthma Morbidity

“…(10) Crime rates could also be proxies for “adverse childhood experiences,” exposures to psychological, physical, or sexual abuse, or to violent or criminal behavior that are increasingly being considered as relevant to health outcomes, including asthma, across the life-course. (36–39)…”

Prenatal and postnatal stress and wheeze in Mexican children

“…13 A recent study linked higher intra-familial adverse childhood experiences with increased odds of asthma diagnosis in children in the National Survey of Children’s Health. 16 Overlapping evidence suggests that exposure to stress may be an important contributing factor to respiratory morbidity in Latin America due to high prevalence of intimate partner violence 17 , local violence 18 , perinatal depression 19 and lack of data on stress-reduction strategies. 4 Despite growing evidence in this area, similar studies in Latin American countries are lacking.…”