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Birth Complications Linked to Autism

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A wide variety of problems that crop up during labor and shortly after birth appears to increase a child’s risk for developing of autism, a new study shows.

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Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Children's Health, Childbirth

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Low Birth Weight Linked To Autism, Reveals Study

huffingtonpost.co.uk — “Researchers have uncovered fresh evidence that low birth weight increases the chance of a child developing autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) later in life.View full resource at huffingtonpost.co.uk

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NIMH · NIH-funded study shows pre-birth brain growth problems linked to autism

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Low Birth Weight Linked To Autism, Study Shows

huffingtonpost.com — “Babies who are unusually small at birth have a higher-than-average risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) later in life, a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests. Beginning in 1984, researchers followed 1,105 babies who weighed less than 4 pounds, 7 ounces at birth, and they found that 5 percent of them met the criteria for ASD by age 21 -- a rate roughly five times higher than that in the general population of children. The rate seen in the study is "quite striking"View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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