Autism Risk Rises in Closely Spaced Pregnancies, Study Finds

January 10, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40990120/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

Rita Cantor, professor of human genetics at the David Geffen School of Medicine and professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, commented Jan. 10 in an MSNBC.com story on new research that suggests that autism risk triples when a child is conceived within 12 months of his or her next older sibling. The report also appeared on ThirdAge.com and the (Taiwanese) Liberty Times.