Is Autism Genetic or Environmental? Study shows origin is likely Genetic

2023-09-22T12:32:22-04:00September 16th, 2023|Categories: News from NECC|Tags: , , |

by Bill Ahearn, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA Director of Research, NECC Despite the ardent beliefs of many people that autism has a solely environmental cause such as vaccines, it has long been known that there is strong scientific evidence that autism has genetic origins. Early studies of twins suggested this may be the case and,