A comparison and analysis of the presence of family problems during pregnancy of mothers of "autistic" children and mothers of normal children.
An examination of a hypothesized relationship between maternal stress experienced during pregnancy and the birth of children who later develop early infantile autism revealed that mothers of autistic children were found to have experienced significantly more family discord and to have had significantly more diagnosed psychiatric problems than mothers of normal children.
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Institute for Juvenile Research, Chicago, IL 60612.
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications