Ode to autism dads

On the heels of Father’s Day, this week’s podcast summarizes the last year or so of research which focuses on the fathers.  This includes genetics, parental stress and quality of life, and broader autism phenotype features.   Of note, two new studies that look at antidepressant exposure in father and probability of having a child with autism – a variation on studying maternal exposures.   For anyone interested, here is a list of references used:   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630308 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28750543 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29884724 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25339495 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29731598 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29478155