http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-linked-to-risk-of-autism-and-schizophrenia.html?_r=1&ref=health
Benedict Carey wrote this article on how older men are more likely to have autistic or schizophrenic children than young men are. Carey mentions that this problem does not happen with women no matter how old they are. However, the amount of risk of this happening is only two percent. Carey tells his readers that the surging rate of autistic children is now 20 to 30 perfect due to the increase of older fathers having children. On the other side, Carey uses a quote from Evan E. Eichler raising a question if men should have have children at an early age because of these possibilities. Eichler said that there are many older guys who have children no disabilities. So in no way is he trying to discourage older parent hood. Carey is trying to warn his readers so they know what can possibly happen to the child if the father meets the qualifications of an older age.
Carey uses several quotes from scientists dealing with this experiment. He also uses data including percentages to show his readers how it is not a high risk of turing out. Carey provides the reader from different point of views, one being the Icelandic firm Decode Genetics. The reader is given much information from different people who think a lot showing the possibility of a father with no medical issue giving birth to an autistic child. He finishes off with an important quote trying not to discourage other fathers from wanting to have children.
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