What Causes Autism?
It is not yet known what causes autism to occur in some children and not in others. We do know that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are biologically based and that parents do not cause their child to become autistic. Once characterized as a rare disorder, the number of individuals now identified as having an ASD has reached epidemic levels. While this increase has resulted in some promising new research initiatives, there is currently no generally accepted theory that adequately explains exactly what causes autism to occur.
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