The San Diego area is home to one of 10 clusters of autism cases in California that also have a strong association with a large population of highly educated parents, researchers at the University of California Davis reported yesterday.
The findings, which were published online by the journal Autism Research, appeared to reinforce several earlier studies that found autism diagnosis was more common among children of people with higher levels of education.
“There is mounting evidence that at least some of this clustering results from the greater access and utilization of services by those with more years of schooling,” the UC Davis researchers wrote.
The San Diego cluster runs between La Jolla and Del Mar. The other clusters were found in the Los Angeles area, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Study: Autism associated with large population of highly educated parents
From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
