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Can autism be caused by drinking?
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pinknfluffy0
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Some of you might know I am back in contact with my children, I seem to ave missed quite a lot including my daughter being told she has autism.
I didnt know I was pregnant with her until 14 weeks, during this time I drank quite a lot, could this be why?
I didnt know I was pregnant with her until 14 weeks, during this time I drank quite a lot, could this be why?
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I've never heard of such a thing, a lot of people who don't drink during pregnancy have children with autism. As far as I know its a complex genetic thing.Snootchie Bootchies!0
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There is some evidence of a link between drinking during pregnancy and autism, but the far more likely disorder is "fetal alcohol syndrome" However, I think you'd have to drink extremely heavily to be at risk of this. See:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3602704.ece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_autism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1870628.stm
http://come-over.to/FAS/FASD-ASD.htm0
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