Causes of Autism
Various factors contribute to the causes of autism.
Some of them are as follows.
- Obstetric (The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the recuperative period following delivery) complications increase the risk of autism.
- Exposing to infections especially in the rubella epidemic during pregnancy increase the risk of autism in just born.
- Heredity is responsible for 90% of the autism cases.1 Researchers have identified a number of gene defects associated with autism.9
- Exposures to toxins, chemicals, poisons and other substances tend to cause autism.
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Written by: Healthplus24 team
Date last updated: April 19, 2012