What are the health conditions associated with autism?

Below are some other conditions known to be associated with ASD:

muscular dystrophy – a group of inherited genetic conditions that gradually cause the muscles to weaken

Down’s syndrome – a genetic condition that typically causes a learning disability and a range of physical features

cerebral palsy – conditions that affect the brain and nervous system, causing problems with movement and co-ordination

infantile spasms – a type of epilepsy that develops while a child is still very young (usually before they’re one year old)

neurofibromatosis – a number of genetic conditions that cause tumours to grow along the nerves (the main types are neurofibromatosis type 1 and neurofibromatosis type 2)

the rare genetic conditions fragile X syndrome, tuberous sclerosis and Rett syndrome