Context Maternal and paternal ages are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Objective To examine the relationship between advancing paternal age at birth of offspring
and their risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Design Historical population-based cohort
study. Setting Identification of ASD cases from the Israeli draft board medical registry.
Participants We conducted a study of Jewish persons born in Israel during 6 consecutive
years. Virtually all men and about three quarters of women in this cohort underwent draft …