Early-life antibiotic use and risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder: results of a discordant twin study.

Elise Margaretha Adriana SlobBronwyn K BrewSusanne J H VijverbergTalitha DijsCatharina E M van BeijsterveldtGerard H KoppelmanMeike BartelsConor V DolanHenrik LarssonSebastian LundströmPaul LichtensteinTong GongAnke H Maitland-van der ZeeAletta D KraneveldCatarina AlmqvistDorret I Boomsma

Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)

Our findings suggest that the association between early-life antibiotic use and risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity and autism spectrum disorder may be confounded by shared familial environment and genetics.

Keyphrases

early life
autism spectrum disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
intellectual disability
working memory
early onset