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Scientists are testing the theory that intelligent parents are fuelling the rise in the number of autistic children, the Daily Telegraph reported.

A team of researchers at Cambridge University is exploring the link between high-IQ parents, such as engineers, scientists and computer programmers, and the development of their children.

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the Autism Research Centre at the university, said there were signs that adults who work in science and math-based jobs were more likely to have autistic children.

Participants in the upcoming study will be graduates with a child of 18 months or older and the results will be available in 12 months.（點擊英國《每日電訊報》查看原文）

父母高智商 子女易自閉

?????? 據(jù)英國《每日電訊報》報道，有學者稱，兒童自閉癥人數(shù)不斷上升，其父母多為高級知識分子。

?????? 劍橋大學的科學家正對這一理論進行研究，探索高智商父母（如工程師、科學家、軟件工程師等）與其子女成長的關(guān)系。

?????? 劍橋大學自閉癥研究中心主任西蒙?巴倫?科恩教授稱，父母若從事科學或數(shù)學相關(guān)工作，他們的孩子更容易患上自閉癥。

?????? 參與此次調(diào)查的人均有大學學歷，子女年齡在18個月以上，結(jié)果將于一年后公布。

(China.org.cn November 28, 2011)