Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0766 |
| Title: | Timing of prenatal stressors and autism |
| Author(s): | Beversdorf D, Manning SE, Hillier A, et al. |
| Reference: | J Autism Dev Disord. 2005 Aug;35(4):471-8 |
| Place of Study: | USA |
| Abstract: | The objective was to determine whether there is an increased incidence of stressors in autism during the prenatal period. Surveys regarding incidence and timing of prenatal stressors were distributed to specialized schools and clinics for autism and Down syndrome, and to mothers of children without neurodevelopmental diagnoses in walk-in clinics. Incidence of stressors during each 4-week block of pregnancy was recorded. Incidence of stressors in each group of surveys was compared to the other prenatal blocks. A higher incidence of prenatal stressors was found in autism at 21-32 weeks gestation, with a peak at 25-28 weeks. This does support the possibility of prenatal stressors as a potential contributor to autism, with the timing of stressors consistent with the embryological age suggested by neuroanatomical findings seen in the cerebellum in autism. Future prospective studies would be needed to confirm this finding. |
| Keyword(s): | autism, autistic spectrum disorder, forceps delivery, jaundice, psychopathologic problem, stress during pregnancy |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
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