Autism-+Commonly+Found

=Autism - Commonly Found=

Autism is an mental disorder that occurs in about 1 in every 2,500 births. (Bunch 75)Autism is commonly found in new born babies. Autism is a genetic disorder and is something you are born with. It is more common in males than females. Autistic males outnumber females 4 - 1(Bunch 75) The signs of autism usually show around the age of 3 or 4.


 * One study showed that the chances that the identical twin of an autistic child also would be autistic was 82 percent, where the equivalent rate for twins was only 10 percent(ActionBioscience)

Bunch, Bryan H.. //Diseases: volume 1, abscess to bone diseases//. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 1997. Print.

"The Genetics of Autism (ActionBioscience)." //ActionBioscience - promoting bioscience literacy//. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. [].