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Depakote Linked To Autism In New Study. Son's Birthmother Was On It. Anyone Else Here Have Similar History?
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Sorry I don't have the information on the study right now...it was a brief reference in my local paper today. I've always wondered if the Depakote taken during my son's birthmother's pregnancy might have something to do with his diagnosis.

He was not diagnosed early, though we knew there were some behavioral differences compared to peers. Went to Child Find when he was 3-4. Not much came of that. They noted some oppositional behavior and we started seeing a child psychologist. Eventually… read more

posted April 25, 2013 (edited)
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While there seems to be solid evidence (I found five research articles) linking autism and other neurodevelopmental defects and exposure to Valproate in-utero, the resultant behaviors are likely to be very heterogeneous based on the observations of the clinicians doing these studies. That is, they included a large battery of symptoms or diagnostic criteria in the cohort. We find as many overlapping common behaviors in our own kids. Interesting thought though.

posted April 26, 2013
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I just came back to post the link, but I think you found it. I'll post it anyway.
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid(Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators)

Yes, it's the same.

Sorry about your kidney stone experience. I've had two and the pain is intense!

posted April 25, 2013 (edited)

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