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Couldn't a partial explanation for this be that those in higher paying jobs (i.e engineering) are more likely to take their children to specialists to be diagno
by klinskyc 12y ago
Couldn't a partial explanation for this be that those in higher paying jobs (i.e engineering) are more likely to take their children to specialists to be diagnosed?
- Havoc 12y agoExactly...engineers & finance I could maybe see doing the semi autism thing, but when the article claim docs have a even higher rate...no way. Docs are patient facing..there is no way that flies under the radar. There has to be some other factor interfering (like your theory).
- 6d0debc071 12y ago> Docs are patient facing.. And expected to maintain a certain degree of clinical detachment. If they were basing their parenting relationship on doctor-patient relationships, I'd not be surprised if they had a high rate of autism in their kids. Not that I'm saying they do, just that if that were the line of logic one were to go down.
- nkozyra 12y agoThe two most cited correlation points are age of parents and propensity to bring children to doctors.