Autism Heritability Sandin 2017

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Sandin and colleagues (2017) on the high heritability of autism: Autistic children are more likely to have an Autistic parent.

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This quote card says that Autistic children are more likely to have an Autistic parent, with 83% heritability in research studies (Sandin et al., 2017). The full reference, from JAMA, is printed in small text below. It might be useful for schools and professionals to remember that parents may also be Autistic, and for families wanting to see their own experience reflected. It could be shared as a post or added to a training slide.

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