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autism and genetics

Leave a comment Posted on May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 Autism, Research

What causes autism? What this amazing film, called Unlocking Autism, about new research into the causes of autism and ASD!

Unlocking Autism

Claude is profoundly autistic. His mother Dr Rosamund Hill is a neurologist working on a new research project to uncover the genetic causes of autism. This fascinating documentary follows their story.

You can watch this fascinating video from AttitudeLive of New Zealand here

4 Comments Posted on December 12, 2013March 1, 2017 Autism, Patient Talk

Autism and Genetics – Please take our poll about family and Autism inheritance

Autism Awareness

Thanks for dropping round to our latest autism blog.

Over the last few years quite a lot of work has been done exploring the idea that autism may be an inherited medical condition. Indeed having more than one sibling with autism turns out not to be as uncommon as once thought.

Indeed not just is our son autistic but so is one of his cousins in Australia.

So, of course, I’m very interested to see if this is reflected in the experiences of our readers. Is there more than one person in your family diagnosed with autism? Or deso more than one person show autistic traits? Both are the case in my family as delayed speech is very common.

It would be great if you could take our poll below. Feel free to use the comments box to add any more thoughts you may have on autism and genetics.

Many thanks in advance