First child with autism, children are also susceptible to secondary

Parents of autistic children face the risk of second child also has the disease probability is 1 / 5, especially if the baby was a boy.

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If the family had two children with autism, then the probability of the disease up to Tuesday 1 / 3. This risk is much higher than previous estimates.

On 664 children and provide statistics. This is the largest to date to find out the risk of familial disease in siblings of autistic children.

Previously, scientists predict that a baby can he (she) also has autism, the risk of disease from 3 to 10%. But the latest study, the risk is much higher, averaging 18.7%.

The risk was increased sharply from 26% if Monday is her son, due to this disorder mostly occurs in men, and up to 32% if the child had two brothers (sisters) or more of the same disease.

Autism is a term for the developmental disorder, affecting long-term communication skills and social interaction. For every 100 children, about a sick child (80% of boys).