Adding to confusion about the roots of autism, new research suggests that varying genes are often re- sponsible for the disorder even among siblings who share a diagnosis.
Kids who have an older bother or sister with autism are known to be at higher risk for the developmental disorder and scientists have thought this heightened occurrence was due to shared genes. Read more.
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