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NEWS

Extremely Premature

Babies Show Higher Autism Risk

By Amy Norton. is.gd/8bQsv

Reuters Health - Children

born extremely preterm may face a much higher-than- average risk of

developing autism later in childhood, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that of 219 children born

before the 26th week of pregnancy, 8

Dr. Neil Marlow, a professor of neonatal medicine at University College

London

percent met the criteria for an autism spectrum disorder

(ASD) at age 11. That compared with none of 153 classmates who were born

full-term and included in a comparison group.

The ASD rate was far higher than that in the

general population, which experts estimate to be somewhere between one and

nine cases per 1,000 children, depending on how strictly the disorders are

defined.

ASD refers to a group of developmental

disorders that hinder people's ability to communicate and build

relationships. The conditions range from severe cases of " classic "

autism to Asperger's syndrome -- a disorder in which a person has normal

intelligence and verbal skills, but difficulty socializing and understanding

subtler forms of communication, like body language and vocal tone.

Some past research has indicated that children

born prematurely have a higher prevalence of ASDs, but the extent of the risk

linked to extreme prematurity has not been clear.

This latest study shows not only a

substantially heightened risk among children born very preterm, but also

points to which of these children are most likely to be affected.

" The study shows an increased frequency

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