Autism is undeniably influenced by genes, but a new study suggests that environmental factors may also contribute significantly — more than researchers previously thought — to the developmental disorder. In fact, environmental factors may play at least as big a role as genes in causing autism.
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Scientists have identified an unexpected factor that may play a significant role in the development of autism: prenatal vitamins.
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Sam has recently been diagnosed with autism, the social and communicative disorder that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is now being discovered in one out of every 110 children under the age of four in the United States, making it more prevalent than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. This reality brought about a national surge in autism investigations, with KU’s Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training program at the forefront of the movement.
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When parents come in for the first time, they tell me something seems wrong with their child and they can’t pinpoint it.
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A simple checklist that parents fill out in the waiting room may help doctors someday screen for warning signs of autism as early as a baby's first birthday.
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Who Will Care for Dana and others with autism as they age? This article discusses this important question.
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