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Autism Factors: Is it genetic, environmental , or better medical…
Autism Factors: Is it genetic, environmental , or better medical technology. Jennifer Aguilar
Special Education
New technology is available to teachers to help in the identification of children with autism.
Bancroft, Alexis Branca. Basic Relational Concept and Verbal Behavior Development in Preschool Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2017.
Coping skills learned through experience has helped autistic children adapt to "fit in" in general education classes.
Bassett, Carolyne. An Exploration into the Development of Camouflaging Behaviours Adopted by Girls on the Autism Spectrum in Mainstream Secondary Schools : Perspectives of Girls and Their Parents. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2022.
Improvements and more education has lead to identifying students with disabilities.
Kaufmann, Walter E., and Wayne Silverman. “Searching for the Causes of autism.  (Research Frontiers: Understanding Science, Unlocking Potential).” The Exceptional Parent, vol. 40, no. 2, TCA EP World LLC, 2010, p. 30.
Genetic Factors
Family health risks during pregnancy.
Ahlberg, Richard, et al. “Shared Familial Risk Factors Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Obesity – a Register‐based Familial Coaggregation Cohort Study.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 63, no. 8, 2022, pp. 890–99,
Genetics and environment conditions can lead to autism.
Almandil, Noor B., et al. “Environmental and Genetic Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Special Emphasis on Data from Arabian Studies.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, no. 4, 2019, p. 658,
https://doi.org/10.339
Mothers with autoimmune disorders are prone to giving birth to children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
Cai, Chunquan, et al. “Identifying Rare Genetic Variants of Immune Mediators as Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Genes, vol. 13, no. 6, 2022, p. 1098,
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13061098
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New technologies available to find genetic markers.
Dias, Caroline M., and Christopher A. Walsh. “Recent Advances in Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Autism.” Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, vol. 21, no. 1, 2020, pp. 289–304,
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-
genom-121219-082309.
Autism disorders are found to be genetically linked.
Egorova, Olga, et al. “Maternal Blood Folate Status During Early Pregnancy and Occurrence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Offspring: a Study of 62 Serum Biomarkers.” Molecular Autism, vol. 11, no. 1, 2020, pp. 7–15,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-020-0315-z
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Even though there is an increase in diagnosis, there is little evidence that leads to a genetic link.
Helsmoortel, Céline, et al. “A SWI/SNF-Related Autism Syndrome Caused by de Novo Mutations in ADNP.” Nature Genetics, vol. 46, no. 4, 2014, pp. 380–84,
https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2899
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Medical advances has lead to identifying genetic links.
Kiely, Bridget, et al. “Correlates of Genetic Attributions Among Parents of Children in the USA with Developmental Disabilities.” Application of Clinical Genetics, vol. 12, 2019, pp. 55–61,
https://doi.org/10.2147/TACG.S164757
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Prenatal health of mothers lead to autism in their children.
Mori, Yuka, et al. “Comparing Parental Well-Being and Its Determinants Across Three Different Genetic Disorders Causing Intellectual Disability.” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 48, no. 5, 2018, pp. 1651–65,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3420-x
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Genetic mutations lead to children born with autism and other intellectual disorders.
Morrow, Eric M., et al. “Identifying Autism Loci and Genes by Tracing Recent Shared Ancestry.” Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), vol. 321, no. 5886, 2008, pp. 218–23,
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1157657
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A new gene variant is causing autism.
“New Autism-Causing Genetic Variant Identified.” MLO. Medical Laboratory Observer, vol. 47, no. 5, NP Communications, LLC, 2015, p. 6.
Brain abnormalities from genetics are leading to autism diagnosis.
Nicolson, Rob, and Peter Szatmari. “Genetic and Neurodevelopmental Influences in Autistic Disorder.” Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 48, no. 8, 2003, pp. 526– 37,
https://doi.org/10.1177/070674370304800804
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Studies in specific DNA combinations.
Pearson, Georgina, et al. “DNA Methylation Profiles of GAD1 in Human Cerebral Organoids of Autism Indicate Disrupted Epigenetic Regulation During Early Development.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 16, 2022, p. 9188,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23169188
Interests in genetics leads to finding genetic links to autism.
Schaefer, G. Bradley, and Nancy J. Mendelsohn. “Clinical Genetics Evaluation in Identifying the Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders: 2013 Guideline Revisions.” Genetics in Medicine, vol. 15, no. 5, 2013, pp. 399–407,
https://doi.org/10.1038/gim.2013.32
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Genetic markers in the brain lead to more diagnosis in autism.
Snyder, William, and Vanessa Troiani. “Behavioral Profiling of Autism Connectivity Abnormalities.” BJPsych Open, vol. 6, no. 1, 2020, pp. e11–e11,
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2019.102
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New technologies led to the discovery of genetic varients leading to autism.
Terashima, Hiroshi, et al. “Imaging Neural Circuit Pathology of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Autism-Associated Genes, Animal Models and the Application of in Vivo Two-Photon Imaging.” Microscopy, vol. 71, no. Supplement_1, 2022, pp. i81–i99,
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmicro/dfab039
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Envirionmental Factors
Population increases could lead to the reason that austism diagnosis are increasing.
Arvidsson, Olof, et al. “Secular Changes in the Symptom Level of Clinically Diagnosed Autism.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 59, no. 7, 2018, pp. 744–51,
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12864
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Trace elements from metals in the environment
Awadh, Salih Muhammad, et al. “The Role of Environmental Trace Element Toxican ts on Autism: A Medical Biogeochemistry Perspective.” Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, vol. 251, 2023, p. 114561,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114561
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Population increases with better forms of communication leads to identify environmental factors.
Films Media Group, film distributor, and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. Autism Now. Exploring the 'Phenomenal' Increase in U.S. Prevalence. MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, 2014.
Increases in vaccines are what parents claim lead to the increase in autism diagnosis.
Glazer, Sarah. “Increase in Autism.” The CQ Researcher, vol. 13, no. 23, CQ Press, 2003, pp. 545–68.
Parents are more comfortable talking about their children to other stake holders. Diagnosis increase due to communities having more information and resources available.
Hertz-Picciotto, Irva, and Lora Delwiche. “The Rise in Autism and the Role of Age at Diagnosis.” Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), vol. 20, no. 1, 2009, pp. 84–90,
https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181902d15
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Information being available to parents by various resources leads to parents seeking advice and profession help to identify what is going on with their children.
LIU, Ka-Yuet, et al. “Social Influence and the Autism Epidemic.” The American Journal of Sociology, vol. 115, no. 5, 2010, pp. 1387–434,
https://doi.org/10.1086/651448
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Living conditions in certain locations lead to autism diagnosis.
“School District, Nation Note Increase in Autism Diagnoses.” St. Joseph News-Press (1992), 2013.
Pyschological Factors
New technologies are availble to diagnos autism.
Cavus, Nadire, et al. “A Systematic Literature Review on the Application of Machine- Learning Models in Behavioral Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Journal of Personalized Medicine, vol. 11, no. 4, 2021, p. 299,
https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11040299
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New technologies and population increases leads to better education of parents .
Films Media Group, film distributor, and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. Autism Now. Exploring the 'Phenomenal' Increase in U.S. Prevalence. MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, 2014.
Lack of parenting skills leads to children developing autism.
Jordynn Jack. (2014). Autism and Gender : From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks. University of Illinois Press.
Medical advances in MRI technologies have improved diagnosing autism in children.
Lau, Way K. W., et al. “Resting-State Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-Analysis.” Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, 2019, pp. 3892–3892,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40427-7
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Adults that were previously identified as mentally retarded have now been identified as autistic because of better available information.
McDonald, T. A. M. “Autism Identity and the "Lost Generation": Structural Validation of the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale (ASIS) and Comparison of Diagnosed and Self-Diagnosed Adults on the Autism Spectrum.” Autism in Adulthood, vol. 2, no. 1, 2020, pp. 13–23,
https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2019.0069
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Both environmental factors and genetics are contributing to autism in children. Narzisi, Antonio. Advances in Autism Research. Volume 1. MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021.
Invironmental and genetic links.
Genetic and enrvironmental factors contribute to autism. Ulaganathan, Sakthi, et al. “Spinalnet-Deep Q Network with Hybrid Optimization for Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Signal, Image and Video Processing, vol. 17, no. 8, 2023, pp. 4305–17,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11760-023-02663-3
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Psychology and Special Education.
Improved procedures and more parental involvement have led to feelings of warm and empathy. Nestorowich, Deven L., et al. “Perceptions of Behaviors Associated with ASD in Others: Knowledge of the Diagnosis Increases Empathy and Improves Perceptions of Warmth and Competence.” European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (EJIHPE), vol. 12, no. 11, 2022, pp. 1594–606,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12110112
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Genetic factors and Environmental factors
Genetics combine with lack of nutrition lead to autism.
Yen, Tzu-Li, et al. “Sex Bias in Social Deficits, Neural Circuits and Nutrient Demand in Cttnbp2 Autism Models.” Brain (London, England : 1878), vol. 146, no. 6, 2023, pp. 2612–26,