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From the Ted Talk by Wendy Chung: Autism — what we know (and what we don't know yet)

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In fact, there's probably not one single answer. Just as autism is a spectrum, there's a spectrum of __________, a spectrum of causes. Based on epidemiological data, we know that one of the causes, or one of the associations, I should say, is ________ paternal age, that is, increasing age of the father at the time of conception. In addition, another vulnerable and critical ______ in terms of development is when the mother is pregnant. During that period, while the fetal brain is developing, we know that exposure to certain ______ can actually increase the risk of autism. In particular, there's a medication, valproic acid, which _______ with epilepsy sometimes take, we know can increase that risk of autism. In addition, there can be some __________ agents that can also cause autism.

Solution

  1. infectious
  2. etiologies
  3. period
  4. advanced
  5. mothers
  6. agents

Original Text

In fact, there's probably not one single answer. Just as autism is a spectrum, there's a spectrum of etiologies, a spectrum of causes. Based on epidemiological data, we know that one of the causes, or one of the associations, I should say, is advanced paternal age, that is, increasing age of the father at the time of conception. In addition, another vulnerable and critical period in terms of development is when the mother is pregnant. During that period, while the fetal brain is developing, we know that exposure to certain agents can actually increase the risk of autism. In particular, there's a medication, valproic acid, which mothers with epilepsy sometimes take, we know can increase that risk of autism. In addition, there can be some infectious agents that can also cause autism.

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