There are often studies involving twins about disorders due to the similar genetic makeup of twins and this is the same with autism. According to the National Institute of Mental Health“In identical twins who share the exact same genetic code, if one has ASD, the other twin also has ASD in nearly 9 out of 10 cases. If one sibling has ASD, the other siblings have 35 times the normal risk of also developing the disorder “ (Autism Spectrum Disorder , 2015) proves that there are some sort of genetic factors that increase ones risk of getting ASD but as mentioned before we don 't know exactly what these genes are which are causing but research is still …show more content…
All we know for right now is that this disorder arises from some dubious genetic causes and makes a person have trouble with socializing with others. It is strange indeed that a disorder which leaves most of the person the same and yet inhibits how they relate with others. Most other genetic disorders have some direct cause of harming socialization such as bipolar disorders rapid mood swings or ADHD 's inability to pay attention. Regardless of why it is still here and the worst part is that it is possible that it is growing , over the past twenty years or so it has been showing a slow but steady increase and the causes are yet to be known. As it keeps growing in size there will be more and more problems as a larger portion of the population is inhibited to being a part of society which could have long lasting implications. Whatever the cause of the increase this is a growing problem in society and as such more research needs to be done , papers like this are important to spread information to others because acknowledging a problem is the only way it can be