Autism Risk May be Linked to Mother's Health During Pregnancy - kcentv.com - KCEN HD - Waco, Temple, and Killeen

(KCEN) -- The risk for autism may be higher in children whose mothers had the flu or had a fever for more than a week during pregnancy.

Nearly 100,000 children born in Denmark between 1997 and 2003 were studied.

Kids whose mothers had the flu or week-long fever while pregnant had at least twice the risk of being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder before age 3.

Doctors caution the findings could be due to chance, and urge more research.