According to the Disability Scoop, a new study has found that no single factor can be attributed to an autism diagnosis. Researchers examined 40 previous studies and aspects of a child’s birth and neonatal condition, and how those factors may contributed to receiving an autism diagnosis later in life. The researchers did find that some issues, such as brain injury, feeding difficulties and low birth weight did increase the risk of autism, but that it is not likely that a single factor can be attributed to an onset of the developmental disorder. The study published in the journal of Pediatrics found that exposure to a number of risk factors increases the chances of autism. Broad class of conditions reflecting general compromises to perinatal and neonatal health may increase the risk, but no single factor can be implicated, said Hannah Gardener of the University of Miami. The research did find that…
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No Single Link to Autism, Says New Study
July 21, 2011Illinois Hospital Sued For a Daughter’s Cerebral Palsy
July 19, 2011According to Seedol, the parents of a birth injury victim have filed a lawsuit against Illinois Memorial Hospital alleging the hospital’s staff caused their daughter’s cerebral palsy. Jennifer and Lance Schneider filed a lawsuit against the Illinois hospital alleging their child was born with a hypoxic brain injury. Hypoxic brain injury means that the infant did not receive enough oxygen to her brain during the birthing process. The parents also allege that their daughter’s cerebral palsy was caused by medical negligence on the part of a doctor at the hospital. Cerebral palsy is a group of chronic muscle disorders caused by an injury to the brain that a child suffers before or after birth. In many cases, cerebral palsy is directly caused by medical negligence on the part of medical professionals. Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects the entire family in terms of extensive costs, medications, therapy, counseling,…
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Fraternal Twin Studies Reveal that Autism May Begin In Utero
July 18, 2011An article recently published in the Austin American Statesman reveals new research that could impact the way we view autism. According to the article, the study showed a high incidence of autism in sets of fraternal twins. Identical twins are twins produced when a single egg splits in utero. Identical twins share genetic material and are genetically more similar than regular siblings; because of this, if one identical twin is autistic, there is a high chance that the other twin will also be autistic. Fraternal twins, on the other hand, are twins produced from two separate eggs in the womb. Fraternal twins share the same amount of genetic material as regular siblings; they simply share the womb at the same time. Of the sets of fraternal twins in the study, both twins had autism in 31 percent of male twin sets and in 36 percent of female twin sets. These…
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