Today is Autism Awareness Day. Here are some common myths about the syndrome.
Children on the spectrum are necessarily smarter, says Dr. Yair Voliowitz. It is possible to discover autism during pregnancy, but difficult and complex. Late parenting is one of the risk factors for autism, but it is not the only factor, he says. The author is an expert in pediatric neurology and the director of the Center for the Development of the Child 'HaM'er, Tel Aviv District, Klalit.