Sentences with phrase «other risks for autism»

But while the risks reported in the study pale in comparison to some hereditary factors, Hertz - Picciotto said they are comparable to other risks for autism, such as advanced parental age or not taking prenatal vitamins.

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It's a significant difference, and even a small rise in testosterone and other hormones may heighten risks for autism.

«While it was the same rate as people with other types of disabilities who used the program, the wages, hours worked and range of job types for people with autism were low — placing them at risk for poverty.»

The largest of its kind, the study examined genetic data in 100,000 individuals including 40,000 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and also found that some of the genes identified as increasing risk for schizophrenia have previously been associated with other neurodevelopmental disorders, including intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders.

The implications of obesity have also been a topic of interest, including studies of a potential link to autism for children born to diabetic and obese mothers and other research that indicates obesity as a possible risk factor for cognitive decline.

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Emerging evidence suggests the feeding problems and dietary patterns associated with autism may place this population at risk for long - term medical complications, including poor bone growth, obesity and other diet - related diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease) in adolescence or adulthood.

Also, being homozygous for a common variant in the child's COMT (catechol - O - methyltransferase) gene was linked to over 7 times the estimated autism risk in mothers who did not take the supplements around conception time, in comparison to children with other genotypes whose mothers did take periconceptional prenatal vitamins.

Other risk factors for autism include maternal asthma, allergies, insulin resistance, obesity, and chronic low - grade inflammation.

Although there is no easy answer, parents - to - be can lower their risk of giving birth to a child with ADHD, autism, or other brain disorder by limiting exposure to environmental toxins both in the home and outside (for instance, rates of autism are found to be higher in those whose mothers lived near freeways during pregnancy), eating a whole foods diet free of common food sensitivities (such as gluten), and testing for and managing any autoimmune reactions.

Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at risk for having higher stress and lower marital quality than other parents.