| Title |
Brief Report: No Association Between Parental Age and Extreme Social-Communicative Autistic Traits in the General Population
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, February 2011
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-011-1202-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elise B. Robinson, Kerim Munir, Marie C. McCormick, Karestan C. Koenen, Susan L. Santangelo |
| Abstract |
This is the first investigation of the relationship between parental age and extreme social-communicative autistic traits in the general population. The parents of 5,246 children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) completed the Social and Communication Disorders Checklist (SCDC). The association between parental age and SCDC scores was assessed in the full sample and among high scoring individuals (e.g. top 5%, 1%). There was no association between parental age and social-communicative autistic traits in the general population. Neither maternal nor paternal age was associated with extreme scores. These findings suggest that advanced parental age does not confer increased risk for extreme social and communication impairment assessed quantitatively. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 59 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Croatia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 54 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 19% |
| Researcher | 10 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
| Professor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 27% |
| Unknown | 5 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 10 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 February 2016.
All research outputs
#15,646,934
of 23,867,274 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#3,849
of 5,240 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#85,362
of 109,235 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#26
of 34 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,867,274 research outputs across all sources so far. This one is in the 32nd percentile – i.e., 32% of other outputs scored the same or lower than it.
So far Altmetric has tracked 5,240 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.2. This one is in the 23rd percentile – i.e., 23% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 109,235 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one is in the 21st percentile – i.e., 21% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.
We're also able to compare this research output to 34 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one is in the 20th percentile – i.e., 20% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.