There is no test to determine whether an unborn or newborn child has autism. However, NI Pirogova of the MV Russian Ministry of Health, a professor at the Russian National Research Medical University, principal investigator of the Research Institute of Pediatrics and Child Health, pediatrician Tatyana Turti.
“Risk factors include: gestational diabetes mellitus in the mother, antiepileptic therapy with valproic acid during pregnancy in the mother, threat of miscarriage,” the expert said.
According to the pediatrician, there is also research showing that mothers of children with autism before and during pregnancy were nutritionally deficient: There was less meat and vegetables in the diet, and there was also less calcium intake.
However, it is not possible to say that vegans and vegetarians are more at risk. This issue requires further study,” Tutri stressed.
Also, age matters. The number of genetic disruptions increases with age, and so does the probability of new mutations. Heredity is also important.
“If there is a patient with autism in the family, the risk of having another child with autism in the family increases. Therefore, after the birth of a child with autism, the involvement of a geneticist is often necessary for differential diagnosis and planning of a future pregnancy, ”the expert added.
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