What are the chances of my children having autism?
If my wife and her sister are autistic (the rest of the family is fine) , what are the chances that our children will be autistic? Is it true that autistic people often have normal children?
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Do they actually have a diagnosis of autism, if so have genetics been ruled out. Old school (remember there is a great deal of on-going research) with a history of autism in the family there was an 10% increased risk.
If there is a genetic condition that results in a diagnosis of autism or if it results in the individual having numerous characteristics of autism the odds could change drastically. A visit to a genetic counselor might not be a bad idea – rule out conditions such as Angelman, Fragile X or Rett Syndrome.
If there are female relatives with a history of early menopause, or older relatives with a history of Parkinson Disease or balance/gait problems with dementia I’d make Fragile X a priority to rule out (these are conditions more prevalent in the fragile X carrier population.) Females with Fragile X (carrier or full-mutation) have a 50/50 chance of passing it on with each pregnancy.
Anyone can have "normal" children and keep in mind we might all define "normal" differently.
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Well I do not know the actual percent chance that your child can have autism but the chances will and /or can increase by the following:
Having a child at the age of 40 or later
Drinking alcohol before and/or while pregnant
doing drugs and smoking while pregnant
I’d guess that the chances of having a normal child would be different if an autistic child had a child, but I am not sure about that.
To give you an honest answer would be more than you could bare and not very believable. My advice is to go to the Yahoo Groups on autism and ask the parents there what they would do different to prevent their children from getting autism. You will learn things you won’t want to believe because the truth is shocking, but very helpful. My children no longer have autism, and you could bet if I were to have another, I could guarantee that he/she would not develop autism, because it truly is preventable. Also, make sure you go to several forums to get the most information.
There have been loads of genetic research, but nothing has been found. There is speculation that some obscure gene complex is involved, but that’s grasping at straws, because there is no solid evidence that autism is inherited. There are too many alternate explanations for anyone to take the genetic issue seriously. I mean, there is no impirical evidence or inferential evidence that autism is genetic. When looking at all the available evidence, common sense will inform you that it isn’t genetic.
Sneezeman is right about the list of things that are associated with autism. He is just too specific. Research has shown that ANYTHING that causes a difficult pregnancy or difficult birth makes a child susceptible to autism.
You should do some research on the statistical correlations. Just make sure there is no political agenda involved. In other words, don’t look for research done by DAN! doctors or anyone who is thick with them. I will give you a head start in this.
Trauma in early infancy:
http://www.autism-pdd.net/testdump/test10243.htm
Illness in early infancy
http://lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:94666
Neglect
http://www.adoptionarticlesdirectory.com/Article/The-second-glance-at-institutional-autism-in-internationally-adopted-children/81
Blindness in infancy:
http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/resources/vi&multi/hcass96.html
Cesarean birth
http://www.wombecology.com/caesareans.html
Precociousness at birth (validating Bettelheim that precociousness at birth is traumatic)
http://www.autismcoach.com/gifted_with_learning_disabilitie.htm
Premature birth
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/24689.php
Difficult birth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4554413.stm
Being born a twin
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1949329.stm
You can also do some research on the correlation between autism and allergies to milk or allergic reaction to vaccines in early infancy.