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In 2013, the ''Washington Times'' said about the causes of autism: "The causes of autism are not understood, and recent studies have found associations between childhood autism and multiple births, preterm births, low birthweights, maternal obesity, having a full sibling with autism and having older parents."<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/16/rate-of-autism-rises-in-us-hits-plateau-in-uk/?page=all Autism rates rise in U.S., plateau in U.K.]</ref>  

In 2013, the ''Washington Times'' said about the causes of autism: "The causes of autism are not understood, and recent studies have found associations between childhood autism and multiple births, preterm births, low birthweights, maternal obesity, having a full sibling with autism and having older parents."<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/16/rate-of-autism-rises-in-us-hits-plateau-in-uk/?page=all Autism rates rise in U.S., plateau in U.K.]</ref>  

Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] in his book ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'' and in some of the his other works points out the religious have higher fertility rates then secular women and that secular women often delay having children until they are older.<ref>''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'', Eric Kaufmann, 2011, page 280, footnote 13[https://books.google.com/books?id=0wCVCDlo40oC&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=eric+kaufmann+fertility+having+children+later&source=bl&ots=5gXqzXhb7O&sig=-LOAWbX1F-sQzmNqdzIQhve31oY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwA2oVChMIn6PBl-PoyAIVhi8mCh3spgy-#v=onepage&q=eric%20kaufmann%20fertility%20having%20children%20later&f=false]</ref> See also:  [[Atheism, autism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]

Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] in his book ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'' and in some of the his other works points out the religious have higher fertility rates then secular women and that secular women often delay having children until they are older.<ref>''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'', Eric Kaufmann, 2011, page 280, footnote 13[https://books.google.com/books?id=0wCVCDlo40oC&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=eric+kaufmann+fertility+having+children+later&source=bl&ots=5gXqzXhb7O&sig=-LOAWbX1F-sQzmNqdzIQhve31oY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwA2oVChMIn6PBl-PoyAIVhi8mCh3spgy-#v=onepage&q=eric%20kaufmann%20fertility%20having%20children%20later&f=false]</ref>  

Although there have been no formal epidemiological studies, the evidence suggests that autism is rare in Africa and mainly exists within elite families.<ref>[http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2011/09/14/autism-in-africa/ Autism in Africa?], Jonathan Rabinovitz published in ''Scope'', a publication of [[Stanford University|Stanford]] Medicine, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/out-of-africa-a.html Out of Africa and Into Autism: More Evidence Illuminates the Somali Anomaly in Minnesota], By Mark F. Blaxill, AgeofAutism.com website</ref> In addition, the traditional [[Africa]]n diet is healthier than many Western World invividuals' diets and Africa has some of the lowest obesity rates in the world.<ref>

Although there have been no formal epidemiological studies, the evidence suggests that autism is rare in Africa and mainly exists within elite families.<ref>[http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2011/09/14/autism-in-africa/ Autism in Africa?], Jonathan Rabinovitz published in ''Scope'', a publication of [[Stanford University|Stanford]] Medicine, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/out-of-africa-a.html Out of Africa and Into Autism: More Evidence Illuminates the Somali Anomaly in Minnesota], By Mark F. Blaxill, AgeofAutism.com website</ref> In addition, the traditional [[Africa]]n diet is healthier than many Western World invividuals' diets and Africa has some of the lowest obesity rates in the world.<ref>

*[http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat.html World's fattest countries]

*[http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat.html World's fattest countries]

*[http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/030612p26.shtml Traditional African diets are healthier than Western diets], Today's Nutrition</ref> Furthermore, Africa is a religious continent with high birth rates.

*[http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/030612p26.shtml Traditional African diets are healthier than Western diets], Today's Nutrition</ref> See also:  [[Atheism, autism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]. Furthermore, Africa is a religious continent with high birth rates.

=== Atheist PZ Myers' blog audience and their reported Asperger's quotient test results ===

=== Atheist PZ Myers' blog audience and their reported Asperger's quotient test results ===