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Risk of Autism in Children Can be Seen from the age of the Grandfather

March 22, 2013 By: Michael Category: Autism

Autism in ChildrenDo not delay getting married while still young, especially for men. For a man who has children after the age of 50 years will not only increase the child’s risk of developing autism, but also for his grandson. This was stated in a recent study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet, in Sweden.

Compared with men who have children at the age of 20 years, older men are 1.79 times likely to have a granddaughter who is autistic and 1.67 times have a grandson who is autistic. (more…)

There Are More Autistic Children in South Korea than in the U.S.

May 14, 2011 By: Roberto Category: Autism

autistic childChildren in South Korea shows higher characteristics of autism than children in the United States. In the country, the characteristic of autism was found in one of 38 children.

The researchers observed the children in general and more widely to find a higher level of autism characteristic. They also never thought that South Korea have an average autism rate higher than the United States. In the United States there is an average of one in 100 children. (more…)