Premature birth linked to withdrawn personality
28th July 2015
By Amanda Davey
Babies born before 32 weeks or with a birth weight less than 1.5kg are at increased risk of being socially withdrawn and displaying signs of autism in adulthood, according to a new study.
The researchers attribute this to alterations in brain structure and function during development.
Early stressors experienced in utero and then in neonatal intensive care units, and having