Autism Runs in Families: 1-in-5 Children With Older Siblings With Autism Will Be Autistic
July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024
ITASCA, Illinois, July 17 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release:
In the past decade, autism prevalence has increased to 1 in 36, which may reflect work to improve autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, particularly of autistic females. A new study in the August 2024 Pediatrics (published online July 16), "Familial Recurrence of Autism: Updates from the Baby Siblings Research Consortium," found that children with an older sibling with . . .
In the past decade, autism prevalence has increased to 1 in 36, which may reflect work to improve autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, particularly of autistic females. A new study in the August 2024 Pediatrics (published online July 16), "Familial Recurrence of Autism: Updates from the Baby Siblings Research Consortium," found that children with an older sibling with . . .