{"id":12783,"date":"2025-09-29T15:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/?p=12783"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:25:20","slug":"three-main-causes-of-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/blog\/three-main-causes-of-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Three Main Causes of Autism?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) doesn\u2019t have a single cause. Instead, research shows it develops from a combination of factors that influence how the brain grows and functions. The three main contributors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Root Causes of Autism\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3G4cz8Sv64k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Genetics<\/strong> \u2013 Autism often runs in families. Certain <a href=\"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/blog\/is-autism-genetic\/\">genetic variations<\/a> can increase the likelihood of a child being diagnosed with ASD.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brain Development<\/strong> \u2013 Differences in brain structure and connectivity play a role in how individuals with autism process information and interact with the world.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steadystridesaba.com\/environmental-factors-and-autism\"><strong>Environmental Factors<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Prenatal influences, such as parental age, complications during pregnancy or birth, and certain exposures, may contribute to the risk.<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember that autism is not caused by parenting style, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/what-causes-autism\">vaccines<\/a>, or anything families \u201cdid wrong.\u201d Each child\u2019s experience with autism is unique, and no two journeys look the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While causes may vary, what matters most is early intervention. ABA therapy can help children with autism build communication, social, and daily living skills that empower them to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Able Stars ABA<\/strong>, we provide compassionate, personalized <a href=\"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/locations\/aba-therapy-in-maryland\/\">ABA support for families across Maryland<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want guidance tailored to your child\u2019s needs? <a href=\"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/contact\/\">Contact us today<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOURCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/autism-spectrum-disorder\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20352928<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/what-causes-autism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.niehs.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/conditions\/autism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6MdMVBcqgR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autismsciencefoundation.org\/causes-signs-and-symptoms\/\">Causes, Signs and Symptoms<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Causes, Signs and Symptoms&#8221; &#8212; Autism Science Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/autismsciencefoundation.org\/causes-signs-and-symptoms\/embed\/#?secret=XHDnW2sU5y#?secret=6MdMVBcqgR\" data-secret=\"6MdMVBcqgR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/touroscholar.touro.edu\/sjlcas\/vol9\/iss1\/15<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) doesn\u2019t have a single cause. Instead, research shows it develops from a combination of factors that influence how the brain grows and functions. The three main contributors are: It\u2019s important to remember that autism is not caused by parenting style, vaccines, or anything families \u201cdid wrong.\u201d Each child\u2019s experience with autism&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[63],"class_list":["post-12783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autism","tag-autism"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}