The Population Level Impacts of Differential Fertility Behavior of Parents of Children with Autism

Drawing on population level data of exceptional quality (including detailed diagnostic information on the autism status of sibling pairs of over 3 million different mothers), this study confirms that stoppage is the average fertility response to a child born with autism, thereby reducing observed co...

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Main Authors: Kinga Makovi, Alix Winter, Ka-Yuet Liu, Peter Bearman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2015-08-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v2-19-398/