HealthDay (1/21, Norton) reports that research suggests “very premature infants may have an increased risk of being diagnosed with autism by age 4, although the research questions just how high the odds are.” Investigators “found that just under 2 percent of tiny preemies were later diagnosed with autism between 2 and 4 years of age.” But, “that prevalence, the researchers say, is lower than what’s been seen in” previous research, “where figures have ranged from roughly 4 percent to 13 percent.” The findings were published in Pediatrics.
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— “More Evidence Preterm Birth Could Raise Autism Risk,” Amy Norton, HealthDay, January 21, 2016.