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Grandfather’s Age Linked to Autism
Published August 1, 2013
in JAMA Psychiatry
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that men who fathered children at age 50 or older were nearly twice as likely to have a grandchild with autism compared to men who had children at a younger age. The study focused on age-related aspects and sought to control any other variables, such as socioeconomic status.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3701020/
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