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Anti-epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy linked to higher rates of autism
Women taking valproate while pregnant were five times more likely to have a child diagnosed with autism compared to women who did not use drug
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Obama brain initiative announced on World Autism Day
$100 million initiative aimed at brain research may be able to provide answers for people living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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No link found between autism and number of vaccines
Kids with and without autism received the same amount of antigens, which cause the body to create antibodies to fight disease, by 2
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Older fathers may increase autism risk for grandkids
Grandfathers who had sons, daughters when they were 50 and up were 1.67 and 1.79 times respectively more likely to have grandchild with autism
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1-in-50 U.S. school kids has autism: Gov't survey
But findings questioned by some observers; Earlier study, deemed by many as more rigorous, put number much lower, though still high, at 1-in-88
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Folic acid supplements may lower chance child has autism
Mothers who took folic acid four weeks before through eight weeks after pregnancy had a 39 percent lower chance their child had autism
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Students with autism lean towards STEM majors
Students are more likely to pursue science degrees in college, but are also less likely to enroll in post-secondary education at all
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Some children may lose autism diagnosis with age, gov't study finds
Gov't study looks at "optimal outcome" children and which therapies led to the most success
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25 new gene variants linked to autism
Certain additional copy variations -- missing or duplicated DNA segments -- double the chance a person has an autism spectrum disorder
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Autism risk increases with air pollution exposure, study finds
Kids exposed to highest levels of traffic-related air pollution were three times more likely to develop autism
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Flu, fever during pregnancy linked to autism risk: Reason for concern?
While overall risk remains low, experts recommend flu vaccine for pregnant women
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Autism intervention "normalizes" kids' brain function in study
Brain scans show children with autism show more brain activity for objects like toys than for social cues like faces
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Nearly half of children with autism wander from families
Nearly 65 percent of children who had wandered off had a close call with a traffic injury, 24 percent could have drowned
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Almost half of kids with autism are bullied, study shows
46.5 percent of kids with autism are bulled, "substantially higher" than national average of 10.6 percent of all kids
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Older fathers more likely to pass on autism-linked genetic mutations to offspring, study shows
Editorial suggests men may want to consider freezing their sperm at a younger age if findings hold true
