Health Buzz: Autism Risk Increases With Close Pregnancies, Study Suggests

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Other studies have shown a link between depression in a pregnant mother and autism in the baby. One right after the other pregnancies are often a surprise to the mother and it can be overwhelming to care for a very young child, be getting no sleep, and on top of that be pregnant. Listen to your doctor: yes, you can get pregnant while breastfeeding. Get the help and support you need if you have two pregnancies in a row. And all of us need to watch out for and help those we know who are pregnant and do what we can to decrease the feeling of being overwhelmed. Perhaps THIS (lack of traditional social and family networks) is causing the higher incidence of autism. Women expect themselves to work while pregnant and go back to work soon after giving birth. That is really hard!

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revadaley of TX 2:33AM January 11, 2011

Both my grandmothers had 9 children over 20 year time spans and NONE of them were autistic. It seems like autism has become more prevalent with the increase in the use of high fructose corn syrup since the 1960s.

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felixluke of CA 12:58AM January 11, 2011

"Time to stop the junk science
I would like to remind those now telling us that autism may be linked to how close one child is in age to a sibling, that in 2009, the big autism news was that firstborn children were more at risk for autism.
Anne Dachel"
Anne, hate to break the news to you but first borns are at a greater risk of autism. That's because their parents follow pediatricians advice meticulously instead of lightening up and listening to their maternal instincts.
http://sleepanddevelopment.blogspot.com/2010/12/infant-sleep-position-and-motor-skills.html
T. Joseph McCabe

Tom of NJ 10:55PM January 10, 2011

No Offense, but does it get any dumber than this study. People who have a second child right after the first are still in the mode where they are following their pediatricians advice meticulously.
http://sleepanddevelopment.blogspot.com/
When they get to their third or fourth child or have a decent spacing between the first and second they begin to lighten up and go with the flow.

Tom of NJ 10:51PM January 10, 2011

I would like to remind those now telling us that autism may be linked to how close one child is in age to a sibling, that in 2009, the big autism news was that firstborn children were more at risk for autism. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427091115.htm
Of course we need to also remember the studies that found that older dads, older moms, breech birth, TV watching, and proximity to the Interstate cause autism. While officials can't wait to tell us about the latest study that shows no link between the ever-expanding vaccination program and the epidemic increase in autism, they can't give us any plausible explanation why children suddenly stop talking, making eye contract, and start spinning in circles and banging their heads on walls.
The research that many of us in the autism community have asked for years would settle the issue once and for all. Why has there never been a study comparing the autism rate in children who've been fully vaccinated with kids who've never been vaccinated. Lots of frightened parents refuse to vaccinate. The study group is out there. One percent of U.S. children now have autism. If one percent of never vaccinated children are also autistic, the proof would be there for all to see. We need to ask why this study has never been done.
Anne Dachel, Media editor: Age of Autism

Anne McElroy Dachel of WI 9:34PM January 10, 2011

We did have our children close together, less than 13 months apart. It just seems that people are stretching to find some type of connection. Both of my girls have ASD, the older with PDD and the younger with moderate to severe. All of these studies just seem to focus on "maybe"- (older parents, higher educated parents, more boys, space between pregnancies). What is the point after the fact? Are people going to wait 2 years before having a child? Why are we not focusing on how to help people with the disorder and what methods produce the best results? As a parent it is frustrating. www.puzzlepieceprincess.com

Kelly of CA 3:50PM January 10, 2011