Reproductive stoppage in autism spectrum disorder in a population of 2.5 million individuals.

Ralf Kuja-HalkolaHenrik LarssonSebastian LundströmSven SandinAzadeh ChizarifardSven BöltePaul LichtensteinEmma Frans

Published in: Molecular autism (2019)

This study does not support a universal reproductive stoppage effect in ASD families, when birth order and other factors are considered. Therefore, proper attention to birth order and other factors may alleviate potential bias in familial aggregation studies of ASD.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
intellectual disability
gestational age
working memory
early onset
risk assessment
pregnancy outcomes
case control
human health