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Basic InformationMore InformationLatest NewsKids With Autism May Perceive Movement More QuicklyKelly the Robot Helps Kids Tackle AutismGirls With Autism May Need Different Treatments Than BoysStudy Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism LinkNewborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study SuggestsThe 'Learning Curve' of Living With Asperger'sGuideline Changes Have Asperger's Community on EdgeAge of Autism Diagnosis May Depend on Symptoms: StudyKids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' BehaviorAnother Study Sees No Vaccine-Autism LinkSuicidal Thoughts More Common in Kids With Autism: StudyWomen Abused in Childhood at Higher Odds of Having Child With Autism: StudyHaving Older Grandfather May Raise Child's Autism Risk: StudyOne in 50 School-Aged Children in U.S. Has Autism: CDCBrain Circuitry Yields Clue to Autism, Researchers SayMost Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study FindsBrain Connections Differ in Children With AutismCan Therapy Dogs Help Kids With Autism?Researchers Detect an Anti-Autism Advantage in FemalesFolic Acid in Pregnancy May Lower Autism RiskDon't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study WarnsInfants' Inattentiveness Might Signal Later Autism, Study SaysFor Some Children, Autism Symptoms May Fade With AgeResearchers Link 25 New Gene Variants to AutismBullying Harms Kids With Autism, Parents SayExposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution Linked to AutismGenes Linked to Autism Seem to Have Strong Tendency to MutateAsperger's, Autism Not Linked to Violence: ExpertsAdults With Autism Report Worse Health Care ExperiencesGene Study Uncovers More Autism CluesCommon Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism SymptomsKids With Autism Common Users of ERs, Study SaysBrain Differences Observed in Young Men With AutismStudy Sees Possible Link Between Air Pollution and Autism RiskChild Prodigies Show Links with AutismStudy Looks at Autism and Possible Pregnancy Risk FactorsPlay-Focused Program Might Help Kids With AutismAutism Tough to Spot Before 6 Months of Age, Study SuggestsKids With Autism Find It Hard to Describe Poor Behavior, Study FindsCould Stem Cells Treat Autism? Newly Approved Study May TellNearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: SurveyNew Autism Criteria Will Have Minor Impact: StudyMany Children With Autism Have Other Health Problems, Study SaysResearch Lacking on Drugs for Older Children With Autism, Study FindsDrug Shows Promise Against Fragile X Syndrome, Possibly AutismAlmost Half of U.S. Kids With Autism Have Been BulliedLittle Evidence on Value of Treatments for Autism: ReportOlder Dads May Raise Risk for Autism, Schizophrenia in KidsPets May Help Kids With Autism Develop Social SkillsFamily History of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Up Kids' Risk for Autism Questions and AnswersLinksBook Reviews |
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I have OCD. Will this increase my child's chance of developing Autism?Thu, Jan 24th 2008I have read that children with Autism may have a parent with an anxiety related disorder, such as OCD. What are the odds of passing OCD on to my child--or in a worse case, elevating my child's chance of developing autism? THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED UNTIL YOU HAVE INDICATED YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THE DISCLAIMER PRINTED JUST BELOW. CLICK THE 'I AGREE' BUTTON TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND SEE THE RESPONSE.
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