It is the AGE OF THE FATHERS IN THESE COUPLES THAT CAUSES AUTISM RATES TO SOAR

Births to women over age 40 soaring, and so is birth rate
By ANNE CONSTABLE The Santa Fe New Mexican
Article Launched: 05/18/2008 11:30:17 AM MDT


SANTA FE, N.M.—Barton Bond is looking forward to coaching his son's football team. His wife, Joyce, can't wait to sew Halloween costumes when their children are old enough to go trick-or-treating.
The Bonds sound like typical new parents, but they're not.

They've been married 32 years, but have no other children. Barton has retired from one job and now teaches part-time at Central New Mexico Community College. Joyce is just two and a half years away from retirement from her job as marketing manager for the city of Santa Fe.