Re: percentage of having another child with autism

[Guest guest]

Since autism is apparently caused by a VARIETY of factors (some

environmental, some genetic, some who knows?), it would be hard to say...

I am a parent of 2 children with autism who are not twins. They are five

years apart, one a boy and one a girl. They do not have the same " flavor " of

autism...in fact, they are almost total opposites in their expressions of

autism. Both are now considered more able (I hate the term " high

functioning " ).

In our case, we have been told it IS genetic...we have seen a geneticist.

Both kids have numerous physical anomalies that are one of the things

geneticists look at when determining if a condition is genetic or not. It is

normal to have 2 or 3 anomalies that aren't inherited, but usually not more

than that. My kids both have 8 or 9 each.

For those who are interested, a physical anomaly is a physical

characteristic that is unique to the child and is often seen in genetic

disorders...for example, individuals with Down Syndrome have many anomalies

such as short stature, flat head in the back, wide, fat fingers and toes,

only one crease at the top of their palms called a simian crease (most

people have two), and epicanthal folds in the corners of their eyes (these

are the things that give them the " look " of someone with Down Syndrome).

Some genetic disorders have a " look " . My kids just have a variety of little

oddities that told the geneticist that something genetic was going on...but

it hasn't specifically been identified because not all genetic things have

blood tests for them.

So...if your child's autism was caused probably by environmental things

(like vaccines), then I would think the chances wouldn't be as great of

having another. If it is genetic, then the answer is significantly

different. Has your child with autism visited the geneticist?

nna

[Guest guest]

>What are my chances of having another that is autistic? Should I hold out for

first vaccinations?<

Have you done thorough research on the dangers of vaccines for certain

individuals? After Tristan regressed into autism I did, and have been able to

convince my other child and his wife to not vaccinate their children. They are

healthy and bright. A good group to join for information and support is

vaccinations If your child regressed after vaccines it probably

would be better to not vaccinate this one, and also resist getting any yourself.

I think they are pressuring pregnant women to get the flu shot, and also the

Rhogam shots have a considerable amount of mercury. A friend of mine is

convinced her son was born with autism because she received more than Rhogam

shots during her preganancy.

[Guest guest]

My first child never regressed I also think he was born with autism. He was

completely different from my second child. He never talked on time, he always

seemed to be never completely there. After my second child was born there was

a night and day difference. He was always smiling and interacting and though

slow to talk can now not stop talking and is like the big brother to his big

brother..So when you say not to get vaccinations does that mean even after 2

years of age, you never vaccinate the child?

Carlson <ckcarlson@...> wrote:>What are my chances of having

another that is autistic? Should I hold out for first vaccinations?<

Have you done thorough research on the dangers of vaccines for certain

individuals? After Tristan regressed into autism I did, and have been able to

convince my other child and his wife to not vaccinate their children. They are

healthy and bright. A good group to join for information and support is

vaccinations If your child regressed after vaccines it probably

would be better to not vaccinate this one, and also resist getting any yourself.

I think they are pressuring pregnant women to get the flu shot, and also the

Rhogam shots have a considerable amount of mercury. A friend of mine is

convinced her son was born with autism because she received more than Rhogam

shots during her preganancy.

[Guest guest]

I live in Sugar Land and my son's pediatrician is Louis Pottkotter 281-265-

7800. We are not giving any vaccinations to our baby and he has been very

supportive in our decision. He asked once a month ago if we were still

rejecting the vaccinations and that was it. It is a relieve to be able to

take the baby to his check ups with no harrasments.

As I posted months ago, we decided to have a home delivery to avoid any

confrontations with the hospital, the OB/GYN and the on-call pediatrician. It

is still the best decision I have made in my life. I do believe that my son

was at risk when he was born due to all the unnecessary interventions

(pitocin, reaction to epidural, a difficult delivery, a rubella shot I

received after delivery) and the HepB vaccine he received at birth. Now the

baby is 7 and a half months and we can tell already that there are

significant differences between the two kids. The baby is so aware of his

environment that it blows my mind. When he looks at your face you can tell

that he is really studying your facial features. No colic, relatively easy

going baby, except still breastfeeding every two - three hours! I know we are

still no out of the woods yet, but at least we are having good signs. Just an

FYI, the baby got a cold and an ear infection developed. I put some drops of

breastmilk in his ears three times a day and when we went back to the

pediatrician two days later his ears were completely clear.