Can COVID cause autism?

Can COVID cause autism?

Update: 2025-11-03
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This week, a new study suggests a causal link not between Tylenol, but to COVID, which can cause a fever. There is clearly more research needed, but the findings are consistent with research on the link between maternal illness and autism. Also, it’s well known that genetics plays a role in how symptoms of autism emerge and present. Can genetics also explain why some people are diagnosed later? What about cannabis exposure during pregnancy? Is it a factor in a later diagnosis? For more information, listen to this week’s ASF podcast.





https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41016606





https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09542-6





https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613251355257?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed





https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/abstract/9900/neurodevelopmental_outcomes_of_3_year_old_children.1392.aspx

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Can COVID cause autism?

Can COVID cause autism?

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