Interesting Study -Fathers over 40 'more likely to have autistic children'

Tue 5 Sep 2006

Fathers over 40 'more likely to have autistic children'

OLDER men are more likely to have autistic children, according to new

research.

A study found children born to fathers over the age of 40 were six times

more likely to develop autism compared with those born to men under 30.

But the researchers, from King's College London, said they could find no

link between a mother's advancing age and autism.

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This article: http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1308592006