Age of parent and Autism

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11 Aug 2012, 11:15 am

I have read in a few places that older parents may have a higher risk of having autistic children. How accurate do you guys/gals think this is? Personally my mom was in her early thirties when I was conceived as was my dad.

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11 Aug 2012, 11:57 am

My mom was 32 when she had me (I'm un dxed but suspect I have AS). I was 29 when I had my daughter (who IS dxed AS). My grandmother was 45 (yes, you read that right 45) when she had my mom. My mom may have had it, but really hard to know, shes been dead for 8 years. She and I certainly had a lot in common.

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11 Aug 2012, 1:29 pm

Both my parents were very young. My mom was 22 and my dad was 24.

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11 Aug 2012, 1:36 pm

My parents were 31 and 35 when thy had me. They had my brothers too when they were older and neither of them have AS. My youngest has very few traits. It was with good sense of smell and taste and difficulty with transition to change. He has had difficulty with friends too.

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11 Aug 2012, 2:14 pm

My dad was 37 and my mom was 30 when I was born.

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11 Aug 2012, 2:25 pm

My mum were 18, and my dad 21, when they had me. And i'm dx'd AS. Several persons in my dad's family might have had AS/ASD, as several traits have been evident... Age? I rather think of dna...

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11 Aug 2012, 4:33 pm

My mom was 32, my dad was 34. I'm not sure how old my dad's parents were, but my dad is definitely NT. My mom's mother was 28 when she had her, and my mom shows signs of asperger's, though she's undiagnosed.

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11 Aug 2012, 5:22 pm

I think its more likely to be genetic.

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11 Aug 2012, 6:21 pm

My mother was 25 and I don't know how old my father was.

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11 Aug 2012, 6:24 pm

My parents were in their mid thirties when they had me, as well as my younger brother (who has never been diagnosed with AS but has several traits).

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11 Aug 2012, 7:11 pm

My mum was 28 and my dad was 25 when I was born. I'm borderline AS/HFA.

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11 Aug 2012, 11:05 pm

My dad was 18 when I concieved but turned 19 by the time I was born. My mom was 20 throughout the whole pregnancy, but I was due on her 21st birthday.

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12 Aug 2012, 1:52 am

Hexagon wrote:

I think its more likely to be genetic.

I agree that genetics play a role, too. I think there are several variables that come together to form the disorder.

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