Study: Extreme preemies face autism risk

• Story Highlights
• Study: One-quarter of very premature babies had autism signs on early screening
  
• Theory: Autism may be consequence of therapies the help tiniest preemies survive
  
• Study small, findings preliminary; formal autism testing wasn't done
  
• Expert: Early screening may be misleading; preemies often delayed but catch up
  
  
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