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== Overview == | |||
== Risk Factors == | |||
Several risk factors have been associated with Asperger Syndrome: | |||
* Male gender: | |||
* Family history of austim spectrum disorder (ASD) | |||
Common risk factors in the development autism include: | |||
* Male gender: boys are at higher risk for autism than girls. | |||
* Prenatal and [[perinatal]] risk factors: | |||
** Advanced maternal age | |||
** Advanced paternal age | |||
** Low [[birth weight]] | |||
** [[Gestation]] duration | |||
** [[Hypoxia (medical)|Hypoxia]] during [[childbirth]] | |||
* Family history [[schizophrenia]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Risk Factors
Several risk factors have been associated with Asperger Syndrome:
- Male gender:
- Family history of austim spectrum disorder (ASD)
Common risk factors in the development autism include:
- Male gender: boys are at higher risk for autism than girls.
- Prenatal and perinatal risk factors:
- Advanced maternal age
- Advanced paternal age
- Low birth weight
- Gestation duration
- Hypoxia during childbirth
- Family history schizophrenia