Children with certain mental or behavioral disorders are at increased risk of abuse or neglect, a new study suggests.
The findings add to evidence that children with disabilities face higher abuse risks. But they also suggest those risks vary depending on the type of disorder a child has.
"We've known for years that children with disabilities have an increased risk of abuse," said Dr. Vincent Palusci, a pediatrician at NYU Langone Medical Center, in New York City.
But the new study "took a deeper dive," he said.
Overall, the researchers found that children with autism, Down syndrome or certain birth defects, such as spina bifida, were not at heightened risk of abuse.
[For more of this story, written by Amy Norton, go to https://consumer.healthday.com...dy-finds-720337.html]
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