2006-11-06 09:14:14 · 4 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
There was a recent major study that found that the risk of autism in general greatly increased with as age of father at birth increased. In this group the ratio of males to females was 1:1. The CDC is not listing paternal age a a variable in the new $5.9 million study of autism. There seems to be great resistance to studying this factor that is strongly related to other brain disorders. Men are having children later in life. We need to ask questions about paternal age. If there is a strong connection people need to know about it. It may turn out that cumulative mutations are occuring in sperm and maybe the ages of paternal and maternal grandparents are involved. Researchers who implicate sperm as the cause of problems for offspring come under heavy attack, but we need to know.
2006-11-09 17:37:42 · update #1
If the maternal grandfather was an older father at the time of the child's mother's birth that might be relevant too. There are four times as many boys as girls who are diagnosed as autistic and a site on the X chromosome has been found to be mutated by researcher in Germany.
2006-11-10 09:05:55 · update #2
My brother had two kids with autism. He was 35 when his daughter was born & 39 when his son was born.
But most kids are born to older fathers these days. Of my 10 nieces & nephews, 3 were born when there father was in his 20's, one was born just after her father turned 33 and the other 6 were born after their father turned 35.
Is there a poll out there comparing the average age of a father when his child is born vs. specifically when his autistic child was born? In otherwords, if 60% of all school age children's fathers were over 35 when they were born, vs. 85% of autistic school age children, that would be telling.
2006-11-07 05:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by Smart Kat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my brother is.. And yes the mother and the father were both over 35. If you have any questions, e-mail me at bassmaim@yahoo.com
2006-11-06 20:16:23 · answer #2 · answered by bassmaim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is autistic and my husband was 36 when she was born. Could you possibiliy list more details for you question, you have me very curious? I am always searching for answers!
2006-11-10 00:07:08 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have one, he is 12 now, I was 32 when he was born, I would be happy to answer your questions.......single42dad@yahoo.ca
2006-11-06 18:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by Bert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋