"Highly educated parents may be more likely to have children diagnosed with autism, according to a recent study from the University of California at Davis.
The findings suggest a new, major risk factor for this complex, and still mysterious, developmental disability.
Dr. Karla Van Meter, the lead author for the study published online this month in the journal Autism Research, and her colleagues examined the birth records for 2.4 million live births that took place in California between 1996 and 2000."
The findings suggest a new, major risk factor for this complex, and still mysterious, developmental disability.
Dr. Karla Van Meter, the lead author for the study published online this month in the journal Autism Research, and her colleagues examined the birth records for 2.4 million live births that took place in California between 1996 and 2000."