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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.（点击英国《每日电讯报》查看原文）

父母高智商 子女易自闭

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道，有学者称，儿童自闭症人数不断上升，其父母多为高级知识分子。

       剑桥大学的科学家正对这一理论进行研究，探索高智商父母（如工程师、科学家、软件工程师等）与其子女成长的关系。

       剑桥大学自闭症研究中心主任西蒙•巴伦•科恩教授称，父母若从事科学或数学相关工作，他们的孩子更容易患上自闭症。

       参与此次调查的人均有大学学历，子女年龄在18个月以上，结果将于一年后公布。

(China.org.cn November 28, 2011)