Study links child's autism, parents' mental illness
Monday, May 5, 2008 - 00:00
in Psychology & Sociology
CHICAGO (Reuters) - In another sign pointing to an inherited component to autism, a study released on Monday found that having a schizophrenic parent or a mother with psychiatric problems roughly doubled a child's risk of being autistic.
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