Autism and siblings
Just spotted this article and thought I would share with my readers
“Parents whose first child is a daughter with autism are more likely to have subsequent children with the condition, according to new research that assessed autism’s prevalence based on the health insurance records of more than 1.5 million families in the United States.
The study by a Harvard Medical School team is the largest ever to assess the potential for subsequent children in a family to develop autism after the diagnosis of a first child.
The new results are in line with earlier analyses that have shown that while boys more frequently are affected by autism, more genetic mutations are required for a girl to have the condition, suggesting an elevated overall risk for families with affected girls.
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