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Friday, January 9, 2009

Older fathers have autistic sons

Older fathers have autistic sons
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:13:03 GMT


Paternal age has been found to affect the risk of developing poor social skills and mental function as well as autism in male offspring.

According to a study published in Schizophrenia Bulletin, the older a father is, the greater the risk of his son having lower IQ and displaying poor social abilities.