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Premature Babies Have Higher Risk Of Autism

November 4, 2011

A new study in the journal “Pediatrics” was published, found that premature babies have five times more likely, autism, babies born at normal weight are compared. The researchers advised that they now have a link between low birth weight and autism produced.

Specialists in autism in America University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, followed by 862 adolescents base of more than 21 years to the study. Lead author Jennifer Pinto-Martin said: “.. as affecting the survival of smaller babies and immature improves survivors represent a growing challenge of new public health studies suggest that low birth weight may be a risk factor for spectrum disorders Autism is known as ASD “

Links between low birth weight and cognitive impairment and were confirmed by previous studies. But this latest study, children between September 1984 and July 1987 were born is one thing only weighs one pound at birth, absolutely the first to create a link to autism.

Dr. Pinto-Martin suggests that cognitive problems in autistic children may be born at the beginning of masking underlying and advises parents and suspected autism should be to request an assessment of the TSA.

“Early intervention improves long-term results and the children both at school to help at home,” she added. Future studies will be conducted by the group on possible links between a brain hemorrhage, a known complication prematurity and autism by examining samples of the child has received newborns research.

Assessment of study participants who were involved in autism, the researchers also discovered that they had a high chance of other psychiatric disorders such as phobias or deficit hyperactivity disorder of the attention to the age of 16.

One in 100 Britons are estimated to be autistic. But 20 years ago, scientists estimated that less than 1 000 people had the disease, a dramatic increase. The higher rates of recent years a number of reasons, including better detection and attributed the genetic and environmental influences.

Scientists have not yet determined, however, whether early, leading to autism is born, or be born with autism at an early stage and a common danger.

This study backs a previous study conducted by researchers from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, discovered in four babies born prematurely may be at increased risk of autism.

Despite the results of this study, the fact remains that the vast majority of children born prematurely do not develop autism. Dr. Pinto-Martin is anxious that their results are not unnecessarily alarm parents, stating that “it is not something to fear, but there is something to pay attention.”

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Tags: Autism, Babies, Higher, Premature