This RF Safe article argues that a critical embryonic window during neural tube formation (around days 21–28 post-conception) may link neural tube defects and a “major subset” of autism/ADHD-like traits, and it suggests electromagnetic fields could be a contributing factor. The author connects a personal story about a child’s death from a neural tube defect with claims about chick-embryo research reporting increased neural-tube malformations under weak electromagnetic fields. The piece also references developmental biology literature to support the broader idea that early embryogenesis/neurulation can influence later neurodevelopment, while presenting a speculative bioelectric/ion-channel mechanism.

This animal study examined Wi-Fi RF-EMR exposure in adult zebrafish (4 hours/day for 30 days) and assessed reproductive tissues and offspring outcomes. The abstract reports testicular and ovarian histopathological abnormalities in exposed adults. Offspring from exposed parents, maintained under EMF-free conditions, reportedly showed increased mortality, morphological abnormalities, and anxiety-like behavior, with malformations increasing with longer parental exposure.