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Child's Autism Risk Accelerates with Mother's Age Over 30

April 22, 2014
A recent study from researchers from the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia and Karolinska Institute in Sweden provides more insight into how the higher risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among older parents varies between mothers’ and fathers’ ages, and found that the risk of having a child with both ASD and intellectual disability is larger for older parents.
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Autism Institute Uses Custom-Outfitted Van for Outreach and Clinical Assessments

April 21, 2014
The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University can’t contain its efforts within the walls of a building — so it is now hitting the road with a custom-outfitted van, called Mobile REACH, to extend autism outreach and clinical research activities into the community.
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Child's Autism Risk Accelerates with Mother's Age Over 30