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09 Aug 2016, 5:58 pm

Study: Younger Siblings Face Higher Autism Risk

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Among kids with an older sibling on the spectrum, 11.3 percent were ultimately diagnosed with autism as well. By comparison, just 0.92 percent of other children were found to have the developmental disorder.

The risk was higher for boys with older brothers with autism — 15 percent — compared to girls with affected older sisters who were diagnosed 7 percent of the time, the study found.


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10 Aug 2016, 5:51 pm

What about girls with older brothers who have autism?