Re: hello...new to this group

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group. I have never heard the theory

that if you have bipolar that maybe your kids will

have Autism. I am bipolar & have it throughout my side

of the family. My 9yr old daughter has mild Aspergers

& SPD. That is an interesting theory.

E.

Colorado

" Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops. "

Cary Grant

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[Guest guest]

Hello Sharin: Have you thought of a parent support group for you and your husband? There are also sib support groups for brothers/sisters who have a sibling with a disability. Call the National Autism Society, I am sure they can help you. Good luck and let me know how it goes? Sharin <dizzydevil0029@...> wrote: My name is Sharin and I have two sons, Robbie, 4 and Jayson, 7. Robbie has been in special needs preschool for a little over a year now. I had him tested for speech delay and over the last 2 years have been going through evaluations to see just how far his delays go. Right now he does physical, occupational, and speech therapy. June 12th he will be given an evaluation for autism. His teacher suggested it

although I have been mentioning it for awhile. When I was pregnant with him I was told there was a high chace he would be born with downs...I thought everything was ok when he wasn't but I knew from the begining that things with him were "different." My husband just thought it was in my head and even though we are seeking help it is all from my doing..not his. He feels Robbie is just spoiled and that is why he acts out the way he does. My biggest problems, well besides trying to get answers and helping Robbie, is I blame myself for all of this. I have bipolar disorder so I start to feel that I did all this to him. I read that children with bipolar parents are more likely to have problems like autism..of course I wasnt diagnosed when I had my kids but I wouldnt change them being in my life for ANYTHING in the world. I also feel bad for my older son, Jayson. He is just

finishing 1st grade and I feel bad that he can't do some of the things he wants because of my inability to handle Robbie and the time it takes to handle what I can. I just don't want him to feel like he is loved less!!!Sorry to have rambled on but if anyone has any ideas, questions, anything...please feel free to let me know. Like I said before, I am kind of new to all this and any advice would help!Thank you Sharin __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hello Sharin: Have you thought of a parent support group for you and your husband? There are also sib support groups for brothers/sisters who have a sibling with a disability. Call the National Autism Society, I am sure they can help you. Good luck and let me know how it goes? Sharin <dizzydevil0029@...> wrote: My name is Sharin and I have two sons, Robbie, 4 and Jayson, 7. Robbie has been in special needs preschool for a little over a year now. I had him tested for speech delay and over the last 2 years have been going through evaluations to see just how far his delays go. Right now he does physical, occupational, and speech therapy. June 12th he will be given an evaluation for autism. His teacher suggested it

although I have been mentioning it for awhile. When I was pregnant with him I was told there was a high chace he would be born with downs...I thought everything was ok when he wasn't but I knew from the begining that things with him were "different." My husband just thought it was in my head and even though we are seeking help it is all from my doing..not his. He feels Robbie is just spoiled and that is why he acts out the way he does. My biggest problems, well besides trying to get answers and helping Robbie, is I blame myself for all of this. I have bipolar disorder so I start to feel that I did all this to him. I read that children with bipolar parents are more likely to have problems like autism..of course I wasnt diagnosed when I had my kids but I wouldnt change them being in my life for ANYTHING in the world. I also feel bad for my older son, Jayson. He is just

finishing 1st grade and I feel bad that he can't do some of the things he wants because of my inability to handle Robbie and the time it takes to handle what I can. I just don't want him to feel like he is loved less!!!Sorry to have rambled on but if anyone has any ideas, questions, anything...please feel free to let me know. Like I said before, I am kind of new to all this and any advice would help!Thank you Sharin __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hello Sharin: Have you thought of a parent support group for you and your husband? There are also sib support groups for brothers/sisters who have a sibling with a disability. Call the National Autism Society, I am sure they can help you. Good luck and let me know how it goes? Sharin <dizzydevil0029@...> wrote: My name is Sharin and I have two sons, Robbie, 4 and Jayson, 7. Robbie has been in special needs preschool for a little over a year now. I had him tested for speech delay and over the last 2 years have been going through evaluations to see just how far his delays go. Right now he does physical, occupational, and speech therapy. June 12th he will be given an evaluation for autism. His teacher suggested it

although I have been mentioning it for awhile. When I was pregnant with him I was told there was a high chace he would be born with downs...I thought everything was ok when he wasn't but I knew from the begining that things with him were "different." My husband just thought it was in my head and even though we are seeking help it is all from my doing..not his. He feels Robbie is just spoiled and that is why he acts out the way he does. My biggest problems, well besides trying to get answers and helping Robbie, is I blame myself for all of this. I have bipolar disorder so I start to feel that I did all this to him. I read that children with bipolar parents are more likely to have problems like autism..of course I wasnt diagnosed when I had my kids but I wouldnt change them being in my life for ANYTHING in the world. I also feel bad for my older son, Jayson. He is just

finishing 1st grade and I feel bad that he can't do some of the things he wants because of my inability to handle Robbie and the time it takes to handle what I can. I just don't want him to feel like he is loved less!!!Sorry to have rambled on but if anyone has any ideas, questions, anything...please feel free to let me know. Like I said before, I am kind of new to all this and any advice would help!Thank you Sharin __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I have a 7 yr old with asperger’s

and a 5 yr old with HFA…Their father, paternal grandmother, and my aunt

have bipolar….

Beth

Alabama

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Subject: Re:

hello...new to this group

Welcome to the group. I have never heard the theory

that if you have bipolar that maybe your kids will

have Autism. I am bipolar & have it throughout my side

of the family. My 9yr old daughter has mild Aspergers

& SPD. That is an interesting theory.

E.

Colorado

" Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops. "

Cary Grant

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I was told by my sons dx psychologist that mental illness on both sides of the family i.e. my dad being bipolar and my husbands uncle having associative schizophrenia disorder increased our chances of any male child of ours having a mental illness.

Jeanette

Re: hello...new to this group

Welcome to the group. I have never heard the theorythat if you have bipolar that maybe your kids willhave Autism. I am bipolar & have it throughout my sideof the family. My 9yr old daughter has mild Aspergers & SPD. That is an interesting theory. E.Colorado"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops."Cary Grant__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Just an FYI...I was on the website for the national institute on neurological disorders and stroke and it says under the section of what role does inheritance play: emotional problems such as manic depression occur more than frequently than average in the families with kids with autism. This was not the first article I say it on but that exact one I can't find. By the way, I love your quote!! Sharin melissa e <lissa252000@...> wrote: Welcome to the group. I have never heard the theorythat if

you have bipolar that maybe your kids willhave Autism. I am bipolar & have it throughout my sideof the family. My 9yr old daughter has mild Aspergers & SPD. That is an interesting theory. E.Colorado"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops."Cary Grant__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

>> I was told by my sons dx psychologist that mental illness on both sides

>> of the family i.e. my dad being bipolar and my husbands uncle having

>> associative schizophrenia disorder increased our chances of any male

>> child of ours having a mental illness.<<

Can I just point out that ASD is NOT a mental illness, it arises from a

different brain structure, which causes different cognitive processes. It is

a social and communication difference.

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you for pointing that out. I did not know.

Jeanette

Re: hello...new to this group

>> I was told by my sons dx psychologist that mental illness on both sides >> of the family i.e. my dad being bipolar and my husbands uncle having >> associative schizophrenia disorder increased our chances of any male >> child of ours having a mental illness.<<Can I just point out that ASD is NOT a mental illness, it arises from a different brain structure, which causes different cognitive processes. It is a social and communication difference.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sharin!

E.

--- Sharin Terry <dizzydevil0029@...> wrote:

> Just an FYI...I was on the website for the national

> institute on neurological disorders and stroke and

> it says under the section of what role does

> inheritance play: emotional problems such as manic

> depression occur more than frequently than average

> in the families with kids with autism. This was not

> the first article I say it on but that exact one I

> can't find.

>

> By the way, I love your quote!!

> Sharin

>

> melissa e <lissa252000@...> wrote:

> Welcome to the group. I have never heard

> the theory

> that if you have bipolar that maybe your kids will

> have Autism. I am bipolar & have it throughout my

> side

> of the family. My 9yr old daughter has mild

> Aspergers

> & SPD. That is an interesting theory.

> E.

> Colorado

>

> " Insanity runs in my family. It practically

> gallops. "

> Cary Grant

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I know this was not directed to me but I must say that in the reading I have done on the internet, I read that bipolar in a family has a possible role in some cases of autism. I sent an email reply about where I got the info from. If you would like the info again please let me know. Those of us just beginning the learning process about autism come here to try to find help in better understanding our children, not to feel attacked by what we are told or read from what we feel was a reliable source. Maybe I read a different tone in the email than was meant but I did feel it to be attacking in a manor that I felt should be addressed. Sharin Rowell <nancy@...> wrote: >> I was told by my sons dx psychologist that mental illness on both sides >> of the family i.e. my dad being bipolar and my husbands uncle having >> associative schizophrenia disorder increased our chances of any male >> child of ours having a mental illness.<<Can I just point out that ASD is NOT a mental illness, it arises from a different brain structure, which causes different cognitive processes. It is a social and communication difference. __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I have a friend who also is bipolar and she has a son that is bipolar and aspergers and adhd. She has another son that is very young with bipolar as well. Even though autism isnt a mental illness, I think we try to find a reason behind why our child was born with autism. At least that is what I did in the begining but I now know that I will probably never know and it doesnt really matter cause I wouldnt change him for the world!!!!! SharinSavasnia <Savasnia@...> wrote: I was told by my sons dx psychologist that mental illness on both sides of the family i.e. my dad being bipolar and my husbands uncle having associative schizophrenia disorder increased our chances of any male child of ours having a mental illness. Jeanette Re: hello...new to this group Welcome to the group. I have never heard the theorythat if you have bipolar that maybe your kids willhave Autism. I am bipolar & have it throughout my sideof the family. My 9yr old daughter has mild Aspergers & SPD. That is an interesting theory. E.Colorado"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops."Cary Grant__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

>>Those of us just beginning the learning process about autism come here to

>>try to find help in better understanding our children, not to feel

>>attacked by what we are told or read from what we feel was a reliable

>>source.<<

I'm sorry if you feel you were being attacked, it was not intended that way,

I was just stating a fact. E-mail is like that - because it strips out all

the non-verbal parts of communication (which is 70% for an NT person), it

can be hard to know what was intended. In fact, it gives a good idea of what

it is like to be autistic.

It will help you understand your child better if you don't go around

thinking he has some sort of mental illness. Not everything on the internet

is reliable either - recommended sites for Asperger's are Tony Attwood's

site and the OASIS (on-line Asperger's information and support). For the

whole autistic spectrum I would recommend the British National Autistic

Society:

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=10

No doubt there is a US society too.

in England

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the websites...I appreciate it. It really is hard to get good info on the internet and even in books for that matter. Sometimes it seems like it is peoples opinion and not facts and we all know everyone has a different opinion when it comes to everything. Sharin Rowell <nancy@...> wrote: >>Those of us just beginning the learning process about autism come here to >>try to find help in better understanding our children, not to feel

>>attacked by what we are told or read from what we feel was a reliable >>source.<<I'm sorry if you feel you were being attacked, it was not intended that way, I was just stating a fact. E-mail is like that - because it strips out all the non-verbal parts of communication (which is 70% for an NT person), it can be hard to know what was intended. In fact, it gives a good idea of what it is like to be autistic.It will help you understand your child better if you don't go around thinking he has some sort of mental illness. Not everything on the internet is reliable either - recommended sites for Asperger's are Tony Attwood's site and the OASIS (on-line Asperger's information and support). For the whole autistic spectrum I would recommend the British National Autistic Society:http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=10No doubt there is a US society too. in England __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, there are many different opinions out there.

Some " experts " speak with an agenda, some speak out of ignorance and

some stick to old beliefs no matter what new information is

uncovered. Those of us that have been around a while have gotten so

tired of the misinformation out there, that sometimes we speak out of

anger or frustration but it is not directed toward the person that

received that misinformation but at the person that misinformed them

in the first place.

Regarding the comment about bi-polar, I personally believe it could

be related to autism. The reason I say this is because of how many

adults with bi-polar disorder that find it is greatly reduced by the

GFCF diet - the same diet for relieving autism symptoms. I think

more and more we are going to find lots of conditions are related

such as dyslexia (which I have in addition to aspergers). As for

schizophrenia, Tony Attwood addresses this in one of his books where

he distinguishes the different between aspergers and schizophrenia

with a comment that he believes many with that diagnosis may be

misdiagnosed and actually asperger. With this in mind, this could be

why these conditions are in your family. The focus is not that

autism is related to mental disorders but that some conditions

thought to be mental disorders are really misclassified.

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> >> I was told by my sons dx psychologist that mental illness on

both sides

> >> of the family i.e. my dad being bipolar and my husbands uncle

having

> >> associative schizophrenia disorder increased our chances of any

male

> >> child of ours having a mental illness.<<

>

> Can I just point out that ASD is NOT a mental illness, it arises

from a

> different brain structure, which causes different cognitive

processes. It is

> a social and communication difference.

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