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littlemissmartypants

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8. From the study you cited:

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:54 AM

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We did not observe significant associations with increasing ASD-related outcomes and advanced parental age here.

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Instead, we observed stronger associations, which reached statistical significance in analyses of ASD diagnosis, with younger paternal age.
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7396152/#:~:text=A%20recent%20meta%2Danalysis%20examining,may%20relate%20to%20these%20mechanisms.

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From the study you cited: littlemissmartypants Saturday #8

Correct, it's not parental age, but paternal age. The Abstract clearly states the significance of paternal age. SunSeeker Saturday #9

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