Having an Aunt or Uncle with Autism May Put Children at Higher Risk of ASD
According to new research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a child who has a parent with a sibling on the spectrum is more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to the general population. The study, published in Biological Psychiatry, analyzed health records of approximately 850,000 children born in Sweden between 2003-2012. Using the Swedish National Patient Register and the Multi-Generation Register, information on ASD diagnoses in both the child and parental generations was recorded.
Racial Disparity Seen in ASD Prevalence Among Preschoolers in Swedish Immigrant Population
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders recently published a study out of Sweden that examines the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in preschool children among the country’s migrant population. The estimated ASD prevalence for this cohort was, at a minimum, 3.5 times more than the non-immigrant Swedish population.
