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Given the widespread use of this medication, even a small increase in risk could have major public health implications.

Scatterplots were without evidence of an exposure threshold below which associations were absent, indicating linear dose-response relationships across all exposure levels.

“Genetic neurodevelopmental disorders are common in the pediatric population, and establishing a specific diagnosis early provides multiple benefits including prognostication, surveillance for disorder-related complications, accurate recurrence risk, and specific management.”

“These autism sensory differences—from altered habituation patterns in utero to atypical newborn responses—offer clinicians measurable indicators that precede behavioral presentations.”

Traditional estimates suggesting boys are four times more likely to have autism are being challenged by research showing nearly equivalent prevalence across sexes, with the disparity existing primarily in diagnosis rates due to female-specific presentations.

The DSM-5 autism levels, while useful for determining support needs, don’t fully capture the dynamic nature of autism traits that can vary daily or even hourly within the same individual.