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Autism Vox

May 5th, 2008

Autism and Parents with Psychiatric Disorders

The risk of having an autistic child is doubled if a parent has schizophrenia or if a mother has psychiatric problems (depression, personality disorders), according to a study published in Pediatrics. From Reuters via WNED.org:
The study of families in Sweden with children born between 1977 and 2003 involved 1,227 children diagnosed with autism. They were […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 36 comments