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Evidence for ASD recurrence rates and reproductive stoppage from large UK ASD research family databases.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Feb 2015
Wood Claire L, Warnell Frances, Johnson Mary, Hames Annette, Pearce Mark S, McConachie Helen, Parr Jeremy R
Abstract excerpt
Following a diagnosis of a developmental disorder such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in early childhood, parents may decide to have fewer children than previously planned. The tendency for families to halt reproduction after receiving a diagnosis for one child is known as reproductive stoppage. Stoppage may lead to an underestimate of recurrence risk estimates of parents having more than one child with ASD....
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