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[quote=Anonymous]Uh, guys? There's been tons of research saying that age of the father does have an impact. New research suggesting increased risk of autism and schizophrenia. Now, 36 is still not very old, and I don't want to be alarmist, but we are starting to understand that the age of the father can have an impact.
OP, I suggest you have DH get as much detailed info as he can on his siblings (general "learning disabilities" description is too vague) and take all that info to a doctor and ask if they think genetic testing might help. As others have mentioned, testing won't catch all issues (the autism I mentioned, for example) but it might catch some.
You mentioned "severe brain injury". If it's that--it might be due to a difficult birth, something that might have been an emergency C-section these days in order get the baby born quickly and prevent extended fetal distress. In that case, it's not genetic at all. It might be a sensitive subject for your MIL, but DH needs to try to get some more details on the medical history of his siblings. [/quote]

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