Some Possible Prenatal Causes of Autism
Autism is on the rise. Today the risk of having a child with autism stands at about 1:110. No one is sure if it is on the rise because of better diagnosis procedures or because of more children being diagnosed. Whatever the reason, it stands that you are more likely to have a child with autism, or know a child of autism than ever before. While scientists haven't been able to pin down one precise cause of autism, there are several things which occur prenatally which may cause autism. It has also been found that there is a strong genetic element to autism. Studies have found that the chances for a child to have autism increases if there is a sibling or other close blood relative with autism. None of the prenatal causes for autism have been proven 100% to be a cause of autism, but there is significant information to show that they are linked to autism. One of those things is parental age. The age of the parents when the child is born has a direct impact on the r...