Child's autism risk accelerates with mother's age over 30
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 12:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Older parents are more likely to have a child who develops an autism spectrum disorder than are younger parents. A recent study provides more insight into how the risk associated with parental age varies between mothers' and fathers' ages, and found that the risk of having a child with both autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability is larger for older parents.