Parents Who Have a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder Have

question 96

Multiple Choice

Parents who have a child with autism spectrum disorder have about a percent chance of having another child with such a disorder. This rate is more than 100 times the risk in the general population, lending weight to the idea that there is a strong genetic component to these conditions.

• A) 2
• B) 8
• C) 13
• D) 29

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