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Study Finds Autistic Kids Have Too Many Brain Cells — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:22:34 +0000

New research finds autistic children’s brains have far more neurons in the prefrontal cortex than those of kids who don’t have the disease. Study author Eric Courchesne, a professor of neurosciences at the University of California’s San Diego School of Medicine and director of the Autism Center of Excellence, said, “For the first time, we [...]

Study Links Parental Antidepressants Intake With Autism

95.7 KEZJ — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:09:16 +0000

A study released by the Archives of General Psychiatry says children whose mothers took antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely to be autistic.

The study suggests that the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be risky early on in a pregnancy, CNN reported.