Autism Is Not Associated With Childhood Infections. Part 3 of 3

Another reason kids with autism might be more liable to to be hospitalized for infectious or other illnesses is that their parents are worried about their child’s development and are therefore more likely to seek out medical care. More medical visits might also help prompt an autism diagnosis. “It could be that medical professionals observe the developmental problems in the child and refer the child further to a child psychiatrist”.

Although this study found no link between autism and childhood infections, prenatal infections – particularly during the principal and second trimesters – may up the chances children will have autism, prior research has found. A study published online April 23 in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders by the same union of researchers found a link between autism and hospitalization for maternal viral infection in the first trimester, such as flu, and bacterial infection in the second trimester bengali. Children whose mothers had a viral infection requiring hospitalization during the before all trimester had nearly three times the risk of a later autism diagnosis, according to that study.

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