Fevers During Pregnancy May Raise Autism Risk, Study Reveal

There’s more evidence linking infections during pregnancy with a child’s risk of autism.

The new report, out Tuesday, shows that women who had infections while pregnant were more likely to have children with autism.

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Autism Have Too Many Brain Connections - Scientists

Scientists at Columbia University in New York believe that the surplus synapses are created because of a lack of ‘pruning’ that normally occurs early in life.

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Disorder Begins Before Brain Is Fully Developed

Researchers from the University’s School of Medicine and the Seattle-based Allen Institute for Brain Science argue their findings erase all doubt that autism is somehow influenced by factors after a mother gives birth.

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Autism Mystery Solved: Why Boys Are More Likely To Develop ASD

The disproportionate amount of male autism diagnoses has long puzzled scientists. Now a new study on female resilience to genetic mutations may finally shed some definitive light on the matter.

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How Air Pollution, Genetics Combine In Increasing Autism Risk

Exposure to air pollution appears to increase the risk for autism among people who carry a genetic disposition for the neurodevelopmental disorder, according to newly published research led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).

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Genetic Mutation To Heighten Chances Of Autism

A certain gene mutation and exposure to air pollution can interact to heighten the risk for autism, finds a groundbreaking study that will be published in Epidemiology.

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Induced labor linked to higher autism risk

Researchers from the Duke University Medical Center who analyzed birth and educational records from North Carolina have found a connection between induction or augmentation of childbirth and an increased risk of autism being diagnosed during childhood.

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Adult Autism Symptoms

The news media, pediatricians' offices, and parenting books are all full of information about autism in children; however, it can be a challenge to identify adult autism.

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Adults and Asperger Syndrome

 Do I Have Asperger Syndrome?

Asperger syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder at the highest end of the autism spectrum. People with AS develop language normally, but often have difficulty with social interactions, fine and gross motor coordination, and eye contact.

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New Study Links Autism with Thyroid Function

A new study finds a connection between maternal thyroid function and autism.

 

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Eating Healthy Fats During Pregnancy Linked To Decreased Autism

Health, the study examined maternal intake of certain fatty acids across mothers whose children have autism and those whose do not.

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