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The new study says children with mothers who had Celiac Disease were nearly three times as likely to be diagnosed with autism.
Researchers say if a mother suffered from juvenile diabetes, her child also had double the risk of being autistic.
The study was conducted over 10 years and is published in the Journal Pediatrics.
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