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. 1999 Oct;29(5):385-93.
doi: 10.1023/a:1023030911527.

Season of birth in autism: a fiction revisited

E C Landau  1 , D V Cicchetti, A Klin, F R Volkmar
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Season of birth in autism: a fiction revisited

E C Landau et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 1999 Oct.

Abstract

Variations of season of birth among autistic individuals were studied. The replicability of previously reported increases in birth rates in the months of March and August were examined in groups of individuals with autism or mental retardation (the comparison group). The sample was obtained from the Yale Child Study Center Developmental Disabilities Clinic and from the DSM-IV Autism/PDD field trial. Data were analyzed by applying the Jonckheere test of ordinal trend and the chi-square test, with Yates correction factor. With respect to March and August births, and with calculations based on the beginning and middle of the month, no significant seasonal effect was observed. Samples were subcategorized into verbal and mute groups, and again results failed to support the seasonality hypothesis.

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