The Association of Maternal Obesity and Diabetes With Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

CONCLUSIONS:
Maternal prepregnancy obesity and maternal diabetes in combination were associated with increased risk for ASD and ID. ASD with ID may be etiologically distinct from ASD without ID.

Source: PEDIATRICS - February 1, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Li, M., Fallin, M. D., Riley, A., Landa, R., Walker, S. O., Silverstein, M., Caruso, D., Pearson, C., Kiang, S., Dahm, J. L., Hong, X., Wang, G., Wang, M.-C., Zuckerman, B., Wang, X. Tags: Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics, Autism/ASD Article Source Type: research