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From Volume 3 Number 11
ATLANTA, USA: A difficult birth and a family
history of mental illness
may increase the risk of autism, say researchers in the United States.
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team base
their findings on nearly 700 Danish children with
autism.
The latest study findings appear
in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Experts have already noted
that the condition has a strong genetic component. There is strong
evidence to suggest that autism can be caused by a variety of physical
factors, all of which affect brain development. However, the number of
children with autism appears to be increasing more than expected for a
genetic disorder …
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