"Influence of Parental Traits on Neurodevelopmental Disorders"

A study involving over 97,000 families suggests that assessing parental traits related to neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders may provide a more accurate method of predicting the prevalence and severity of these conditions in children than genetic screening alone. The research highlights the influence of assortative mating based on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental traits in increasing the risk and potentially severity of these disorders in offspring. Understanding how both parents contribute to their child’s diagnosis could inform genetic counseling and the development of therapeutic intervention plans for affected children.