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Engineers/Scientists more likely to have Autistic Children...

According to a theory he has been building over the past 15 years, the parents of autistic children, and the children themselves, have an aptitude for understanding and analysing predictable, rule-based systems — think machines, mathematics or computer programs. And the genes that endow parents with minds suited to technical tasks, he hypothesizes, could lead to autism when passed on to their children, especially when combined with a dose of similar genes from a like-minded mate1.
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the birth of mentats? :hmm:
 
People who have progressed further in education tend to have children later in life, and at least some evidence suggests that older parents are at higher risk of having children with autism.
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Is it that the parent's genes "wearing down" after a certain time? Or, since they are at a higher level of education, they are in an industry where they are exposed to chemicals and compounds that may cause issues?

Since engineers/scientists may deal with materials may potentially cause defects of sorts.
 
Most engineers I know, including me, are batshit crazy... especially the females.

I'm putting my money on inherited...
 
Woman's age plays a big part in birth defects. Men's not any that I've seen. Might just be since sperm is produced while eggs are not.
Maternal age greater than 35 years at delivery increases the risk of Down syndrome (extra chromosome number 21) and other chromosomal problems in the baby. There is a gradual increase in chromosome problems with increasing age. This increase accelerates after age 35. The age of 35 is used as a cutoff value for more detailed testing.
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The percents they show are still low though when considering just one couple. Varying from .2 (percent - not sure why symbol doesn't work) @ 25 to 5 percent @ 45.
 
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