Autism-World

Ask:

Does the risk of autism rise for children whose father was older at his/her birth?

On what do you base your opinion. Experience in your family?

What you’ve read in the press? From research on the literature of autism and paternal age?

Answer:

That is the conclusion of a very recent study out of Isreal. I looked into it & it sounds like a good study, but it is premature to assume it is accurate.

There will likely be many other studies on the subject to either support, clarrify or debunk this study.

My gut says theres at least some truth to it, though. My brother had 4 kids, 2 with autism. Arianna was born when he was almost 36 & Dominic was born when he was 40.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 9:31 am and is filed under Ask and answer.