The article describes how endocrine disruptors can produce childhood social disorders and more specifically the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalate exposure during pregnancy produce behaviors social autism in children. The specific social behaviors that result from exposure to phthalates and BPA are difficult interpersonal and social awareness skills. Phthalates and BPA, the independent variable, are endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). EDCs interfere with the body's hormones that are critical to brain development (Braun, 2011). Changes in hormone levels during pregnancy can lead to brain changes that can alter infant behavior. BPA and phthalates are consumer products used in plastics, food can linings, food packaging, cosmetics, personal care products, and vinyl plastics. Other studies have found that animals exposed to BPA and phthalates before birth had altered behavior; furthermore, collaborative research shows the same effect in humans (Miodovnik, 2011). Further studies also show a connection between these chemicals and hormone signaling. According to this article 137 mothers and their children were observed over nine years by the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City (Braun, 2011). These mothers were from diverse ethnic backgrounds and were from a low-income area of ​​New York City. These women also had a lower level of education, although most of them had increased their level of education by the end of this study. The age of the women was fairly evenly distributed between 20 and 30 for most participants (Miodovnik, 2011). This sample of women is representative of the target population due to the different ages and ethnicities used and also those... half of the paper... because it would have given more credence to the research without adding any length to the paper. If I were to add anything else to this article I would have liked to see some supporting research added to the content of the article; because, whenever you support your writing with other people's work, you always add credibility to what you are stating, it's the crux of peer review. Also, this media article did not include any type of graphics and it would have been nice to see the scatter point graph included in this article as it does a good job of showing the natural increase in atypical behaviors as EDC levels increase. Works Cited Braun . (2011, April 06). Environmental Health News. Retrieved from www.enviromentalhealthnews.org.Miodovnik, A.E. (2011). Endocrine disruptors and childhood social deterioration. Nuerotoxicology, 261-267.