Archived Mothers who are obese, diabetic are 4x more likely to have children with autism (hub.jhu.edu)
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Archived Mothers who are obese, diabetic are 4x more likely to have children with autism (hub.jhu.edu)
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The autism rate is 14.7 per 1000. Per the article, it's 4x that for children of obese and diabetic parents. The article doesn't claim it's the sole cause, just that it appears to be one causative factor.