Open AccessPerinatal Factors and the Development of Autism
Author(s) -
Emma J. Glasson,
Carol Bower,
Beverly Petterson,
Nicholas de Klerk,
Gervase Chaney,
Joachim Hallmayer
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.61.6.618
Subject(s) - autism , medicine , population , autism spectrum disorder , pregnancy , cohort , pediatrics , abortion , obstetrics , psychiatry , environmental health , genetics , biology
Autism is considered to have a genetic basis, although exposure to certain stimuli in the prenatal period has been implicated to be causal in some cases. Some investigations have shown an association with obstetric complications but findings have been inconsistent owing to differences in sampling and methods.
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