Risk Factors of the ASD of Neonatal Jaundice

Question: Discuss about the Risk Factors of the ASD of Neonatal Jaundice. Answer: Introduction Autism Spectrum Disorder is a group of disorders in the neurodevelopmental category which can be distinguishable into three main domains such as behavior, communication and socialization. Jaundice is a type of disease in which the count of billirubin increases in the body. The increase in its content in the neonatal stage causes jaundice and phototherapy is considered as its treatment. Several studies were conducted that shows ASD is associated with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (Lozada et al., 2015). Discussion Bilirubin is considered as a product of catabolism of heme, and has very low beneficial antioxidant. It is acts as a higher level of neurotoxic and affects the developmental process in the brain of the neonatal (Wu et al., 2016). It is considered as one the common disorder in them. Few parts of the brain of the neonatal are vulnerable to the toxicity of bilirubin (Lozada et al., 2015). Clinical features such as impairment in communication, behavioral abnormalities, disability in the intellectual level. Phototherapy is considered as the treatment of the neonatal jaundice that is used for the reduction of the content of the bilirubin (Lee et al., 2016). This therapy only reduces the bilirubin content without harming the skin of the baby. Conclusion It can be concluded as autism spectrum disorder is associated with the neonatal jaundice. Several studies are still on progress on the findings that how neonatal jaundice is affecting it and causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder. References Lee, B. K., Le Ray, I., Sun, J. Y., Wikman, A., Reilly, M., Johansson, S. (2016). Haemolytic and nonhaemolytic neonatal jaundice have different risk factor profiles.Acta Paediatrica,105(12), 1444-1450. Lozada, L. E., Nylund, C. M., Gorman, G. H., Hisle-Gorman, E., Erdie-Lalena, C. R., Kuehn, D. (2015). Association of Autism Spectrum Disorders With Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia.Global Pediatric Health,2, 2333794X15596518.