Research: Autistic kids more likely to have parents with mental illness
May 5th, 2008From HealthDay News in the Washington Post:
Parents of children with autism have double the odds of having been hospitalized for a psychiatric condition than parents of children without autism, according to a comprehensive review of Swedish medical registries.
Eventually, the information may provide a way for experts to start untangling the complex genetic and environmental interactions involved in different psychiatric conditions, including autism.
… A strong genetic component is suspected for autism, a developmental disorder.
The study was published in the May issue of the journal Pediatrics.


