Post by Michele Zipp
It's incredibly frustrating that there are more questions than answers when it comes to autism. So many theories, such a large spectrum. We can all agree that more needs to be done. More investigating. More services. More. Congress is even looking into why 1 in 88 children are diagnosed with autism -- they also discussed the highly-contested autism/vaccine link. But a new study has revealed that some children are born with an increased predisposition to the developmental disorder, and it's preemies that are at risk. Babies with low birth weight and enlarged ventricles in the brain were more likely to be diagnosed with autism.![]()
It's incredibly frustrating that there are more questions than answers when it comes to autism. So many theories, such a large spectrum. We can all agree that more needs to be done. More investigating. More services. More. Congress is even looking into why 1 in 88 children are diagnosed with autism -- they also discussed the highly-contested autism/vaccine link. But a new study has revealed that some children are born with an increased predisposition to the developmental disorder, and it's preemies that are at risk. Babies with low birth weight and enlarged ventricles in the brain were more likely to be diagnosed with autism.