Folic acid and autism: a micropost

There is currently a lot of chatter about the study by Pål Surén and colleagues* (open-access) reporting that "Use of prenatal folic acid supplements around the time of conception was associated with a lower risk of autistic disorder".Since the paper is open-access and opinions already abound about the findings (see here and here and here), there is little point in me adding to the column inches. So instead, I'll direct you to a previous post on the topic of maternal folic acid use […]