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Brief Report: No Association Between Parental Age and Extreme Social-Communicative Autistic Traits in the General Population.

This is the first investigation of the relationship between parental age and extreme social-communicative autistic traits in the general population. The parents of 5,246 children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) completed the Social and Communication Disorders Checklis...

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Published in:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 41; no. 12; pp. 1733 - 1738
Main Authors: Robinson, Elise, Munir, Kerim, McCormick, Marie, Koenen, Karestan, Santangelo, Susan
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2011
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          Robinson, Elise
          Munir, Kerim
          McCormick, Marie
          Koenen, Karestan
          Santangelo, Susan
        affil: Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston USA
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          Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms
          Paternal Age
          Maternal Age
          Parents
          Age Factors
          Checklists
          United Kingdom
          Intelligence Tests
          Chi Square Test
          Analysis of Covariance
          Prospective Studies
          Logistic Regression
          Linear Regression
          Descriptive Statistics
          Correlational Studies
          Analysis of Variance
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          Adolescence
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          Male
          Female
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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          Child: 6-12 years
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      ab: This is the first investigation of the relationship between parental age and extreme social-communicative autistic traits in the general population. The parents of 5,246 children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) completed the Social and Communication Disorders Checklist (SCDC). The association between parental age and SCDC scores was assessed in the full sample and among high scoring individuals (e.g. top 5%, 1%). There was no association between parental age and social-communicative autistic traits in the general population. Neither maternal nor paternal age was associated with extreme scores. These findings suggest that advanced parental age does not confer increased risk for extreme social and communication impairment assessed quantitatively.
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