New autism link: Women abused as children more likely to have child with the disorder - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe

New autism link: Women abused as children more likely to have child with the disorder - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe: In a study published in JAMA Psychiatry last Wednesday, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health examined medical records from 50,000 women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study II and found that those who experienced the most physical, emotional, or sexual abuse as children were 60 percent more likely to have a child with autism