tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794836422803225879.post978212732064092235..comments2023-08-26T20:08:25.993+08:00Comments on Opinionation: Don't Have Children Close in AgeGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570841904308934998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794836422803225879.post-27762637164827822142011-11-24T11:13:35.797+08:002011-11-24T11:13:35.797+08:00Sorry, no, that's not true. Here's a recen...Sorry, no, that's not true. Here's a <a href="http://www.understandingautism.columbia.edu/papers/closely-spaced-pregnancies-are-associated-with-increased-odds-of-autism-in-california-sibling-births.pdf" rel="nofollow">recent study on the topic</a>. Here's <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/2/246/reply" rel="nofollow">a further discussion on the reasons behind this risk</a>(it may be due to nutritional deficiencies, as the mother's body hasn't had sufficient time to recover). <br /><br />Of course this doesn't mean most closely spaced children will have problems, just that the risk is higher.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570841904308934998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794836422803225879.post-38927313629325613842011-11-23T23:21:44.170+08:002011-11-23T23:21:44.170+08:00Or, if you read an actual "scientific" s...Or, if you read an actual "scientific" study, you might find out that having children close in age actually substantially reduces the risk of autism in the second child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com