In the notes from the popular press section: Seth Slabaugh of TheStarPress.com reported that lead poisoning can cause or add to learning disabillities. Slabaugh recounts the story of a family in which three children “have learning disabilities, such as a writing problem and difficulty communicating and remembering things” and also discusses some evidence about lower IQ, sources of lead, and etc. See the story.
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