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What are the risk factors for developing ASD?
Many different factors have been identified that may make a child more likely to have ASD, including environmental, biologic, and genetic factors. These include having a sibling with ASD, having certain genetic or chromosomal conditions, experiencing complications at birth, and being born to older parents.
Many different factors have been identified that may make a child more likely to have ASD, including environmental, biologic, and genetic factors. These include having a sibling with ASD, having certain genetic or chromosomal conditions, experiencing complications at birth, and being born to older parents.
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