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While there is no general agreement on an ultimate root of autism causes, various schools of thought identify potential causes for autism to develop. Genetics is one oft-cited possible cause for autism. While many would agree that the chances for an adult with autism to have offspring with autism, the genetic theory goes further than that.

Essentially, combinations of genetic factors that may reach back generations in the gene pools of the father and mother may come together in such a way as to create an impact on the central nervous system. Thus, autism may be the random result of combined family DNA. However, at present, there is no definitive proof of this theory for the origin of autism. In like manner, there is a theory that a child who is exposed to large amounts of electronic media before the age of three years may develop autism.

Recently the concept that the origin of autism may lie in the abnormal function of blood vessels within the body, which in turn leads to ineffectual oxidation throughout the system could trigger autism.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 at 4:30 pm and is filed under What Causes Autism.