Family matters in autism outcomes
Cognition is influenced by siblings, researchers find.
Autistic children with autistic siblings have better cognition than those who are the only family member with the condition, researchers have found.
Importantly, the outcome does not depend on birth order.
Although previous studies have identified that having autistic siblings leads to better cognition for individual children with the condition, it was assumed that the order in which the children were born was a significant factor.
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