Question

Parents who have a child with autism spectrum disorder have about a ____ percent chance of having another child with such a disorder. This rate is more than 100 times the risk in the general population, lending weight to the idea that there is a strong genetic component to these conditions.

Answer 1

Answer:

29.

Explanation:

Autism spectrum disorder or autism may be defined as the different and broad range of condition that are characterized by repetitive behavior and non verbal communication.

Autism is a genetic disease and the probability of the disease in next generation depends upon the parents. If the parents have first child with the autism disorder, there are about 29% chances that their other children will also suffer from the disease.

Thus, the answer is 29.