Do ultrasounds impact autism?

Ultrasounds, while critical for monitoring fetal development during pregnancy, have been part of discussions regarding their potential impact on autism. Andrew Huberman has discussed the possibility that the frequency of ultrasound exposure could be linked to cellular migration errors during fetal brain development. This was an idea explored by neuroscientist Pashko Rakic, who suggested that the increased incidence of autism might correlate with the rise in early prenatal ultrasound usage. However, this remains a hypothesis within a range of theories about environmental influences on autism, and there is no definitive conclusion that ultrasounds cause autism 1.