Recurrence Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium Study

Submitted by dawnacrawford on August 15, 2011 - 11:24
Source: 
Pediatrics, Ozonoff et al.
Link: 
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/08/11/peds.2010-2825.abstract
Year Published: 
2011

A study published August 15, 2011 in the journal Pediatrics found that infants with an older autistic sibling have a near 19 percent risk that they too will develop the disorder. The study is considered the largest autism study to follow infants for sibling recurrence.