Study finds preemies more likely to score positive

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Centre (BMC), in collaboration with other medical centres, have found that children born more than three months premature, are at three times the risk for screening positive on the modified checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT). Children who screen positive on M-CHAT may be at greater risk for developing autism. These findings appear in the January issue of Journal of Pediatrics...

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