Autism Risk for Siblings Higher Than Expected

Submitted by dawnacrawford on August 16, 2011 - 11:24
Source: 
New York Times - Well Blog
Link: 
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/autism-risk-for-siblings-higher-than-expected/
Date Published: 
August 16, 2011
Abstract: 

According to a recent study published in the journal of Pediatrics, the younger sibling of a child with autism has nearly 20 times greater risk of developing autism than a child in the general population.