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What Causes Autism?
I have a close friend who had chemotherapy about 7 years ago. She now has a 15 month old son who recently went for a speech evaluation because he is delayed. The evaluator told my friend that her son could have a broad spectrum disorder. So my question is could the chemotherapy treatments be the cause of autism?
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The exact cause of autism is still not known so chemotherapy can not be safely ruled out as a cause of autism.
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