Autism, ADHD and other behavioral conditions were found to be more likely in children born to overweight mothers.

Kids born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appear to have no higher risk of autism, even if they were exposed to COVID in the womb, a new study finds.

Children who were in the womb early in the pandemic are now reaching the age when early indicators of autism would emerge, and we’re not seeing them in this study,” Dumitri

A study by Columbia University found no increased autism risk in children born during the first year of the pandemic or exposed to COVID in utero, challenging fears that the pandemic would raise autism rates.