Autism Probably Not Caused by Single Factor

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Autism Probably Not Caused by Single Factor

.... Several pregnancy complications were linked to autism, but the author's

don't believe that these complications cause the disorder, but rather that

they're the result of the same genetic factors that lead to autism. ...

Compared with other subjects, autistic patients were more likely to be first

born and to have older parents, the authors note. In addition, mothers of

autistic patients were more likely than other mothers to experience a

near-abortion episode and to have labor lasting less than 1 hour. Obstetric

complications linked to autism included delivery by c-section and a low

Apgar score...