Chronic Disease Risks in Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Forewarned Is Forearmed

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Chronic Disease Risks in Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Forewarned Is ForearmedA study in the September issue of the American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by researchers affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University and Cincinnati College of Medicine report on a review of electronic health records of adults with and without an autism diagnosis. Authors report that, in comparison with a matched control group were more likely to be diagnosed with hyperlipemia, posing a higher risk for developing diabetes and coronary heart disease by midlife (full text of available at no cost with member subscription to AJIDD).http://www.aaiddjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1352/1944-7558-116.5.371 "Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way." -Abraham Lincoln