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Mothers\u2019 employment histories were obtained from the Danish Pension Fund Registry. Conditional logistic regression models were used to test associations between occupations held ever, 1 year before conception, during pregnancy and during infancy, adjusting for the mother\u2019s age and history of neuropsychiatric disorders, parity and residential location.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were increased odds of having a child with ASD for mothers who were employed before conception up to infancy in ground transportation (adjusted OR (aOR) 1.24, 95%\u2009CI 1.08 to 1.42;\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.036), public administration (aOR 1.20, 95%\u2009CI 1.07 to 1.35;\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.018) and military\/defence occupations (aOR 1.59, 95%\u2009CI 1.39 to 1.82;\n                      <jats:italic>q<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Associations for judicial occupations and military\/defence service were also apparent 1 year before conception and during pregnancy. We observed sex differences, with significant associations in male children for employment in ground transportation and defence occupations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Associations between certain maternal employment categories with high toxicant or psychosocial stress exposure suggest future studies should focus on examining specific toxicant exposures common in those occupations and neurodevelopment in offspring. This is of particular concern for associations seen for occupations held several years before conception.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/oemed-2026-110912","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,13]],"date-time":"2026-05-13T00:00:11Z","timestamp":1778630411000},"page":"130-137","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Associations between maternal occupational history and autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in offspring in Denmark"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"83","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3929-9540","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aisha S","family":"Dickerson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"},{"name":"Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, 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