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andi999 on March 4, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Female Founder Secrets: Fertility

Can you point to the 'dramatic' risks for older fathers? Usually it is a minor change in chance blown up by sensational press.

_l4lu on March 4, 2021 [–]

First hit on Google: https://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20100208/autism-risk...

77% increase seems pretty dramatic to me.

Matticus_Rex on March 4, 2021 | [–]

That stat is for mothers. He asked for fathers.

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