Mothers With Diabetes & Autism

Mothers With Diabetes & Autism

Mothers with diabetes more likely to also have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies


Mothers of children with autism and were diagnosed with metabolic conditions during pregnancy, particularly gestational and type 2 diabetes, were more likely to have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies in their blood compared to healthy women of children with autism. The presence of these anti-fetal brain autoantibodies has been previously found to be specific to some mothers of children with autism and rare among mothers of children without autism, researchers have found. Ref. Source 3c.