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What are the risk factors for ASD?
Many different factors have been identified that may make a child more likely to have ASD, including environmental, biologic, and genetic factors. Possible risk factors include having a sibling with ASD, certain genetic conditions, complications at birth, and being born to older parents.
Many different factors have been identified that may make a child more likely to have ASD, including environmental, biologic, and genetic factors. Possible risk factors include having a sibling with ASD, certain genetic conditions, complications at birth, and being born to older parents.
Source: CDC — About Autism Spectrum Disorder — CDC
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