# Common developmental condition linked to higher risk of Parkinson’s-related disorders

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/common-developmental-condition-linked-to-higher-risk-of-parkinsons-related-disorders/
- Published: 2026-10-30T11:00:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T11:14:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/health/common-developmental-condition-linked-higher-risk-parkinsons-related-disorders
- Topics: Research, Science, World

## Key points

- Older adults with autism had higher rates of parkinsonism diagnoses.
- Rates were highest among people with both autism and intellectual disability.
- The findings show an association, not certainty of developing Parkinson’s.

## Summary

A large US study found that adults aged 45 and over with autism or intellectual disability were more likely to have a diagnosis of parkinsonism than people without those conditions. The findings suggest that movement problems emerging later in life may not be explained solely by lifelong motor differences or by antipsychotic medication, and could help clinicians monitor changes over time.

Researchers analysed Medicare and Medicaid claims for nearly 57 million people from 2017 to 2019, excluding those who had taken antipsychotics. Parkinsonism was recorded in about 1.57% of the general population, compared with 3.83% of adults with autism, 4.32% with intellectual disability and 4.86% with both. The study used insurance diagnosis codes, which may contain errors, and the association does not mean that an autistic person will develop Parkinson’s disease.

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