Pregnant women in U.S. may participate in autism study

EARLI

Researchers in the EARLI Network will study possible risk factors and biological indicators for ASD during the prenatal, neonatal, and early postnatal time periods. The researchers plan to follow 1,200 mothers of children with ASD at the start of a new pregnancy and document the development of their newborns through 36 months of age. This study will provide a unique opportunity for studying possible ASD environmental risk factors and biomarkers during different developmental windows as well as an opportunit ..