Among the several health consequences COVID has or might have, a major concern is around the growing risk of autism among those kids who were born to moms who had COVID during pregnancy.
A study presented at a medical conference in Copenhagen in May revealed alarming data on the onset of autism COVID exposed babies at 28 months. They found 23 of 211 children, which is 11%, screened positive for autism spectrum disorder, compared with an expected prevalence of 1-2% at that age.
