Environmental factors as important as genes in understanding autism

Sunday, May 4, 2014 - 18:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in understanding the causes of autism, and equally as important as genes, according to the largest study to date to look at how autism runs in families. The study also provides measures of individual risk for children who have a relative with autism.

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