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Effects of season of birth on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Fact or fiction?

Kolevzon, Alexander, Weiser, Mark, Gross, Raz, Lubin, Gad, Knobler, Haim Y., Schmeidler, James, Silverman, Jeremy M., Reichenberg, Abraham·2006·American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

Objective: This study attempted to examine the relationship between month and season of birth and risk for autism spectrum disorders. Method: The cohort included all Jewish individuals born in Israel over 5 consecutive years (N=311,169) and assessed by the Israeli Draft Board as part of the mandatory assessment of eligibility for military service conducted at age 17. The outcome of autism spectrum disorders was ascertained from the Draft Board Medical Registry, which contains information about medical and psychiatric disorders for this population of adolescents. Results: There was no association between month or season of birth and the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders. Conclusions: The findings from this historical, population-based cohort study do not support an association between season of birth and autistic spectrum disorders.

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  • Not all studies showed an association between season of birth and risk of autism.

    “Not all studies showed an association between season of birth and risk of autism [64,77,79,81,83,84,85,86].”

    From Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review (2016) · cites this paper as [83]

  • Kolevzon et al. (2006) identified cases through a screening programme for military services in Israel, and Orthodox women were exempted from military service; therefore some autistic cases might have been missed.

    “Kolevzon et al. (2006), identified cases through a screening programme for military services in Israel and Orthodox women were exempted from the military service. Therefore, some autistic cases might have been missed [83].”

    From Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review (2016) · cites this paper as [83]

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Authors
Kolevzon, A., Weiser, M., Gross, R., Lubin, G., Knobler, H. Y., Schmeidler, J., Silverman, J. M., & Reichenberg, A.
Affiliations
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Kolevzon, Alexander
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2006-07
Volume
163
Issue
7
Pages
1288-1290
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W1989190751
Cited by
32
References
11
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 6
FWCI
0.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (U54MH066673)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, season of birth, birth month, birth seasonality, autism risk, Jewish population, adolescents
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Autistic Disorder, Birth Rate, Female, Humans, Israel, Male, Military Personnel, Registries, Risk Factors, Seasons, Cohort Studies, Prevalence

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