ArticleResearch in autism spectrum disorders2014
Women's posttraumatic stress symptoms and autism spectrum disorder in their children.
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- Effects of combined prenatal exposure to air pollution and maternal stress on social behavior and oxytocin and vasopressin systems in male and female mice.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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- Etiologies underlying sex bias in autism spectrum disorder: a narrative review of preclinical rodent models.Ewha medical journal · 2024Review
- Microbial modulation via cross-fostering prevents the effects of pervasive environmental stressors on microglia and social behavior, but not the dopamine system.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Self-Rated Health and Pain Problems in Mothers of Healthy Children or Children Requiring Outpatient Observation or Hospitalisation: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Bias due to Selection on Live Births in Studies of Environmental Exposures during Pregnancy: A Simulation Study.Environmental health perspectives · 2021Article
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- Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability - The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Live-Birth Bias and Observed Associations Between Air Pollution and Autism.American journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Congenital Abnormalities of the Male Reproductive System and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders.American journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Beyond infection - Maternal immune activation by environmental factors, microglial development, and relevance for autism spectrum disorders.Experimental neurology · 2018Review
- The association between air pollutants and autism spectrum disorders.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017Review
- Maternal exposure to intimate partner abuse before birth is associated with autism spectrum disorder in offspring.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2016Article
- Transgenerational Social Stress, Immune Factors, Hormones, and Social Behavior.Frontiers in ecology and evolution · 2016Article
- Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Causal or Confounded?Current environmental health reports · 2015Review
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Abstract
Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring through multiple pathways: maternal stress may affect the fetus; ASD in children may increase risk of PTSD in mothers; and the two disorders may share genetic risk. Understanding whether maternal PTSD is associated with child's ASD is important for clinicians treating children with ASD, as PTSD in parents is associated with poorer family functioning. We examined the association of maternal PTSD with offspring ASD in a large US cohort (N ASD cases = 413, N controls = 42,868). Mother's PTSD symptoms were strongly associated with child's ASD (RR 4-5 PTSD symptoms=1.98, 95% CI=1.39, 2.81; RR 6-7 symptoms=2.89, 95% CI=2.00, 4.18). Clinicians treating persons with ASD should be aware of elevated risk of PTSD in the mother. Genetic studies should investigate PTSD risk alleles in relation to ASD.
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