Other autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and Crohn's disease, in parents and siblings were not significantly associated with autism spectrum disorders in the study children.
Kim said children in regular American classrooms should be included in future studies to get a better measure of the incidence of autism spectrum disorders.
The study, "Parental psychiatric disorders associated with autism spectrum disorders in the offspring," appears in the May 5, 2008, issue of the journal Pediatrics.
Registry (Senate bill only) - Establishes a voluntary population-based autism spectrum disorders case registry to help understand the root causes, rates, and trends of autism.
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