Journal article
Pregnancy and Birth Complications in Autism and Liability to the Broader Autism Phenotype
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To understand better the relationship between pregnancy and birth complications and genetic factors in autism.
METHOD: The sample included 78 children with an autism spectrum disorder and 88 unaffected siblings. A standardized interview was used to ask mothers about the pregnancy and birth of each child, and an overall index reflecting freedom from complications (termed "optimality") was determined. The presence of autism-like traits …
Authors
ZWAIGENBAUM L; SZATMARI P; JONES MB; BRYSON SE; MACLEAN JE; MAHONEY WJ; BARTOLUCCI G; TUFF L
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 572–579
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2002
DOI
10.1097/00004583-200205000-00015
ISSN
0890-8567