Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 Why do some of you think autism runs in families? I've heard of twins where one has it and one doesn't. But I know of families where more than one does. Interesting. Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 Autism and Asperger's disorder are unusually common in my family. My father, brother, and 13 year old son all have Asperger's. My 4 year old son has classical autism. My 16 year old daughter and my 8 year old niece both have Asperger's traits, but do not qualify for the full diagnosis. Until I read about the toxic doses of mercury that infants are being exposed to through the use of Thimerosal as a preservative in immunizations, I believed that my family carried a genetic predisposition towards autism spectrum disorders. Now I believe that my family carries a gene that produces some type of error in the metabolic pathways responsible for clearing mercury from the body, and that autism is the result of the resulting toxicity. The possibility of such an error has been postulated in several of the articles I've read regarding the connection between mercury and autism, and explains why all children are not affected by the mercury exposure in the same way. I am a clinical pharmacist, and genetic polymorphism is certainly responsible for the differences we see in the way different people will clear drugs from their bodies. We also know that defects in certain metabolic pathways can lead to disease states. We currently test all babies in the United States for PKU, a metabolic defect that if not caught early in life and treated with special dietary considerations will lead to disabling consequences. Although we do not have the science completely pinned down yet to fully explain what the specific metabolic defect is in autism, I believe that someday we will. And maybe once that day comes, we will then be able to test all newborns for the disorder and protect the infants who are at risk from what we once thought were innocuous exposures to mercury. It could then mean the end of autism as we know it. Should that day come, it will truly be a wonderful day. I believe it is coming. Soon. Leanne Arons Laenini@... >From: teatee@... >Reply- > >Subject: Re: [ ]autism in families >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:19:03 EDT > >Why do some of you think autism runs in families? I've heard of twins where >one has it and one doesn't. But I know of families where more than one >does. >Interesting. >Jean _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 The reality is more one of people carrying genes for enzymes that are more sensitive to heavy metals than other people's enzymes than it is one of people carrying different detox genes. Andy . . . .. . . . . . . > Autism and Asperger's disorder are unusually common in my family. My father, > brother, and 13 year old son all have Asperger's. My 4 year old son has > classical autism. My 16 year old daughter and my 8 year old niece both have > Asperger's traits, but do not qualify for the full diagnosis. Until I read > about the toxic doses of mercury that infants are being exposed to through > the use of Thimerosal as a preservative in immunizations, I believed that my > family carried a genetic predisposition towards autism spectrum disorders. > Now I believe that my family carries a gene that produces some type of error > in the metabolic pathways responsible for clearing mercury from the body, > and that autism is the result of the resulting toxicity. The possibility of > such an error has been postulated in several of the articles I've read > regarding the connection between mercury and autism, and explains why all > children are not affected by the mercury exposure in the same way. I am a > clinical pharmacist, and genetic polymorphism is certainly responsible for > the differences we see in the way different people will clear drugs from > their bodies. We also know that defects in certain metabolic pathways can > lead to disease states. We currently test all babies in the United States > for PKU, a metabolic defect that if not caught early in life and treated > with special dietary considerations will lead to disabling consequences. > Although we do not have the science completely pinned down yet to fully > explain what the specific metabolic defect is in autism, I believe that > someday we will. And maybe once that day comes, we will then be able to test > all newborns for the disorder and protect the infants who are at risk from > what we once thought were innocuous exposures to mercury. It could then mean > the end of autism as we know it. Should that day come, it will truly be a > wonderful day. I believe it is coming. Soon. > > Leanne Arons > Laenini@h... > > > >From: teatee@a... > >Reply- @y... > > @y... > >Subject: Re: [ ]autism in families > >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:19:03 EDT > > > >Why do some of you think autism runs in families? I've heard of twins where > >one has it and one doesn't. But I know of families where more than one > >does. > >Interesting. > >Jean > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 > Now I believe that my family carries a gene that produces some type of error > in the metabolic pathways responsible for clearing mercury from the body, > and that autism is the result of the resulting toxicity. Dear Leann, What about the amalgam status in all the adult members? Best regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 I'm not sure what you mean here Andy, almost all drug and toxin metabolic pathways are enzymatically mediated. As a matter of fact, almost all chemical reactions that occur in a living system are enzymatically mediated. Its the only way the laws of thermodynamics can be met in a living system. Thus any inborn error in metabolism would almost certainly the result of an alteration in the affected enzyme systems. A person's genes code for the production of these enzymes. If there is an error in the gene that causes the enzyme to fold improperly when it is formed, the active site on the enzyme may be lost and the resultant enzyme will be unable to catalyze the reaction it was intended for. Enzymes can also be deactivated after they are formed. Some known toxins can intereact with enzymes and cause alterations in the folding of the protein, thus losing the active site on the enzyme. It is not clear to me though what you mean when you say that some people's enzymes are more sensitive than others, and why you would think that would not have anything to do with their genetic make up. If you could elaborate, I would appreciate it. Leanne Arons, Pharm.D. >From: " andrewhallcutler " <AndyCutler@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Re: [ ]autism in families >Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:56:02 -0000 > >The reality is more one of people carrying genes for enzymes that are >more sensitive to heavy metals than other people's enzymes than it is >one of people carrying different detox genes. > >Andy . . . .. . . . . . . > > > > Autism and Asperger's disorder are unusually common in my family. My >father, > > brother, and 13 year old son all have Asperger's. My 4 year old son >has > > classical autism. My 16 year old daughter and my 8 year old niece >both have > > Asperger's traits, but do not qualify for the full diagnosis. Until >I read > > about the toxic doses of mercury that infants are being exposed to >through > > the use of Thimerosal as a preservative in immunizations, I believed >that my > > family carried a genetic predisposition towards autism spectrum >disorders. > > Now I believe that my family carries a gene that produces some type >of error > > in the metabolic pathways responsible for clearing mercury from the >body, > > and that autism is the result of the resulting toxicity. The >possibility of > > such an error has been postulated in several of the articles I've >read > > regarding the connection between mercury and autism, and explains >why all > > children are not affected by the mercury exposure in the same way. >I am a > > clinical pharmacist, and genetic polymorphism is certainly >responsible for > > the differences we see in the way different people will clear drugs >from > > their bodies. We also know that defects in certain metabolic >pathways can > > lead to disease states. We currently test all babies in the United >States > > for PKU, a metabolic defect that if not caught early in life and >treated > > with special dietary considerations will lead to disabling >consequences. > > Although we do not have the science completely pinned down yet to >fully > > explain what the specific metabolic defect is in autism, I believe >that > > someday we will. And maybe once that day comes, we will then be able >to test > > all newborns for the disorder and protect the infants who are at >risk from > > what we once thought were innocuous exposures to mercury. It could >then mean > > the end of autism as we know it. Should that day come, it will truly >be a > > wonderful day. I believe it is coming. Soon. > > > > Leanne Arons > > Laenini@h... > > > > > > >From: teatee@a... > > >Reply- @y... > > > @y... > > >Subject: Re: [ ]autism in families > > >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:19:03 EDT > > > > > >Why do some of you think autism runs in families? I've heard of >twins where > > >one has it and one doesn't. But I know of families where more than >one > > >does. > > >Interesting. > > >Jean > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 >Why do some of you think autism runs in families? I've heard of twins where >one has it and one doesn't. But I know of families where more than one does. >Interesting. >Jean personally, I think suceptibility to mercury toxicity PROBABLY runs in families. It still takes exposure to get ill. and what SORT of illness will vary a great deal--- not just autism. just my guesses. Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'm very much convinced that there can be a genetic element. My son is Aspergers and I am pretty convinced my husband is undiagnosed Aspergers. MarilynFrom: Lea <leamadea@...>To: Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Wed, April 6, 2011 6:39:20 PMSubject: autism in families I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I can only speak for my family. My father (maternal grandfather) has AS. I am an only child and have ADD, not ADHD. My husband has sensory issues with noise and food but is otherwise "normal". We have three beautiful babies! Tom (8) has AS, ADHD, SDD, and some depression episodes. Our only daughter has a dx of SDD and is just all together put together backwards and clumbsy! She is ambidextrous (sp?), but no learning or social issues. Her gross and fine motor are slightly delayed. Our youngest is typical in everyway. His biggest flaw is he is the most stubborn child! Whew! So yes! I def see a family link! :)Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: "Lea" <leamadea@...>Sender: Autism and Aspergers Treatment Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:39:20 -0000<Autism and Aspergers Treatment >Reply Autism and Aspergers Treatment Subject: autism in families I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hi! Suggestion. Read GAPS it help to explain. www.gaps.me From: srt12780@... <srt12780@...>Subject: Re: autism in familiesAutism and Aspergers Treatment Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 12:59 AM I can only speak for my family. My father (maternal grandfather) has AS. I am an only child and have ADD, not ADHD. My husband has sensory issues with noise and food but is otherwise "normal". We have three beautiful babies! Tom (8) has AS, ADHD, SDD, and some depression episodes. Our only daughter has a dx of SDD and is just all together put together backwards and clumbsy! She is ambidextrous (sp?), but no learning or social issues. Her gross and fine motor are slightly delayed. Our youngest is typical in everyway. His biggest flaw is he is the most stubborn child! Whew! So yes! I def see a family link! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: "Lea" <leamadea@...> Sender: Autism and Aspergers Treatment Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:39:20 -0000 <Autism and Aspergers Treatment > ReplyAutism and Aspergers Treatment Subject: autism in families I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Does brain injury run in families? And isn't that what autism is, although hardly anyone says that? And don't the brain and the gut have an intimate connection, sharing blood vessels? How else to explain post-vaccine regression, which We watched in horror, although with thousands of other families. How else to explain patterning healing it? Our next-door neighbour firmly believes that diabetes runs in families. Then how to explain that when -- in her late eighties, I made her meals and gave her a different diet, the diabetes vanished, and when she went back to eating the same way as before, it returned? Where does heart disease go to when the diet is changed. (If interested, see 'Eating' DVD from www.ravediet.com Ways of eating and ways of behavior run in families. Monkey see and monkey do is what runs in families. . Change what the monkey does and everything changes. And as the saying goes: there's an autism epidemic and there's no genetic epidemic. Francine Speak with Him Thou for He hearest. Spirit with Spirit can speak. Closer is Love than breathing, Nearer than hands and feet. (with appreciation for Tennyson) autism in families I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 > I am curious if Autism runs in families? My youngest son had Asperger's and father had undiagnosed Asperger's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I am not of the belief that my daughter has a brain injury. Thinking in pictures rather than words is simply another way of learning. Being socially awkward doesn't make her less, just makes her different. Some of these things can be outgrown, adapted, coped with. I see things that my daughter does at age 8 that I can remember doing as a child, and I've either found ways to compensate for them, or just no longer do them. I see things about my dad that reminds me of both of us. Which behaviors are innate to our personality, and which are learned I'm not sure. I think that families, through their genes, can pass on tendencies, be they autism, diabetes, and heart disease. Those tendencies can be exacerbated or diminished by outside forces. Sherri 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me, and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. From: "sunrose101@..." <sunrose101@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Thu, April 7, 2011 3:30:59 AMSubject: Re: autism in families Does brain injury run in families? And isn't that what autism is, although hardly anyone says that? And don't the brain and the gut have an intimate connection, sharing blood vessels? How else to explain post-vaccine regression, which We watched in horror, although with thousands of other families. How else to explain patterning healing it? Our next-door neighbour firmly believes that diabetes runs in families. Then how to explain that when -- in her late eighties, I made her meals and gave her a different diet, the diabetes vanished, and when she went back to eating the same way as before, it returned? Where does heart disease go to when the diet is changed. (If interested, see 'Eating' DVD from www.ravediet.com Ways of eating and ways of behavior run in families. Monkey see and monkey do is what runs in families. . Change what the monkey does and everything changes. And as the saying goes: there's an autism epidemic and there's no genetic epidemic. Francine Speak with Him Thou for He hearest.Spirit with Spirit can speak.Closer is Love than breathing,Nearer than hands and feet.(with appreciation for Tennyson) autism in families I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I can only speak for our family. There were NO people with autism in our family...until the babies who were born in the 1990s. Both Tyler and his cousin have autism. There is no one else, going back generations, had it. That being said, autism w/ Fragile X is genetic. They can test for this. > > I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Autism isn't necessarily a brain injury. My son thinks in pictures, not words. That makes him different but not lesser or injured. His Aspergers is who he is. He didn't get better or worse with vaccines. I realize the "it's all the bad vaccines fault" crowd likes to beat that drum, but **there is no one singular cause of Autism**. I can see why, if one subscribes to the vaccines-are-bad theory injury sounds like a reasonable term. However, I accept neither--vaccines didn't give my son Aspergers, and his hard-wiring is simply who he is. So in our family, yes, we def. see genetic patterns. Does brain injury run in families? And isn't that what autism is, although hardly anyone says that? And don't the brain and the gut have an intimate connection, sharing blood vessels? How else to explain post-vaccine regression, which We watched in horror, although with thousands of other families. How else to explain patterning healing it? Our next-door neighbour firmly believes that diabetes runs in families. Then how to explain that when -- in her late eighties, I made her meals and gave her a different diet, the diabetes vanished, and when she went back to eating the same way as before, it returned? Where does heart disease go to when the diet is changed. (If interested, see 'Eating' DVD from www.ravediet.com Ways of eating and ways of behavior run in families. Monkey see and monkey do is what runs in families. . Change what the monkey does and everything changes. And as the saying goes: there's an autism epidemic and there's no genetic epidemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 My son Marty has a first cousin with severe autism also, their fathers are brothers. They used to go to the same school together and were in the same class. Back then it was called a school for retarded children as they did not use the word autism then, all children with any kind of learning difficulty were labeled retarded. Mainstreaming into public schools began when my son was about 12 years old. Sad to say he did not adjust to this setting and could not handle so much stimulation and began to have melt downs and consequently was dismissed from school. I think it can run in families but I do not know why... Carolyn ;o) Kym wrote: > > I can only speak for our family. There were NO people with autism in > our family...until the babies who were born in the 1990s. Both Tyler > and his cousin have autism. There is no one else, going back > generations, had it. > > That being said, autism w/ Fragile X is genetic. They can test for this. > > > > > > I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it > that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the > next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most > are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I > have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I > have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what > the chances are of it being a family trait? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 My daughter was diagnosed with AS as well, and my son is being diagnosed. Besides those two, though, when I look at how 'quirky' I am and was as a child, and some of my own peculiarities, I have no doubt I would probably be diagnosed with AS as well. Further back, it's hard to say. AS is easier to pass off as other things- from just being eccentric, to being really 'weird', so it's probably harder to track. Especially since it wasn't really used as a diagnosis until the last 20 years or so. Autism on a grander scale would probably be easier to track through the generations, though once you get further back, it might be difficult to do an accurate count. Back as recently as the 50's & 60's, kids who had severe problems were often shuffled off to group homes, and hospitals, so it would make it a bit more difficult to get an accurate accounting. > > I'm very much convinced that there can be a genetic element. My son is Aspergers > and I am pretty convinced my husband is undiagnosed Aspergers. > > > Marilyn > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Lea <leamadea@...> > Autism and Aspergers Treatment > Sent: Wed, April 6, 2011 6:39:20 PM > Subject: autism in families > > > I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be > generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at > birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that > show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, > though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. > Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I agree with you. Though my daughter was only recently diagnosed, the behavior was very evident from birth. She hated bright lights to the point of having to keep the house as dark as can be all day long. She would rock herself to sooth from the time she was old enough to sit up. And while she did have vaccines at birth, she didn't have any other vaccines until she was almost 3. She progressed the same before as she did after. I do not look at her symptoms as a brain injury. She's smart as a whip, she understands what goes on around her, she has an amazing vocabulary, she's loving... she's just socially awkward, and has a lot of sensory issues. That has nothing to do with an 'injury'. > > Autism isn't necessarily a brain injury. My son thinks in pictures, not words. > That makes him different but not lesser or injured. His Aspergers is who he is. > He didn't get better or worse with vaccines. I realize the " it's all the bad > vaccines fault " crowd likes to beat that drum, but **there is no one singular > cause of Autism**. I can see why, if one subscribes to the vaccines-are-bad > theory injury sounds like a reasonable term. However, I accept neither--vaccines > didn't give my son Aspergers, and his hard-wiring is simply who he is. > > > So in our family, yes, we def. see genetic patterns. > > > > Does brain injury run in families? And isn't that what autism is, although > hardly anyone says that? And don't the brain and the gut have an intimate > connection, sharing blood vessels? > > How else to explain post-vaccine regression, which We watched in horror, > although with thousands of other families. > > How else to explain patterning healing it? > > Our next-door neighbour firmly believes that diabetes runs in families. Then > how to explain that when -- in her late eighties, I made her meals and gave her > a different diet, the diabetes vanished, and when she went back to eating the > same way as before, it returned? > > > Where does heart disease go to when the diet is changed. (If interested, see > 'Eating' DVD from www.ravediet.com > > Ways of eating and ways of behavior run in families. Monkey see and monkey do > is what runs in families. . Change what the monkey does and everything changes. > > And as the saying goes: there's an autism epidemic and there's no genetic > epidemic. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 That sounds alot like my granddaughter. I have raised her since birth and from day one I noticed she didn't act or react like my six children did when they were babies. She is very loving and outgoing but socially awkward with the sensory issues. She also struggles verbally but is very intellegent and creative. I think some forms are hereditary. Her mother is ADHD and I grew up very socially awkward and never could fit into the norm. Now I am just considered essentric which is fine with me. I think sometimes thats why I can understand my granddaughter as well as I do.From: herberkids3 <herberkids3@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Thu, April 7, 2011 5:21:44 PMSubject: Re: autism in families I agree with you. Though my daughter was only recently diagnosed, the behavior was very evident from birth. She hated bright lights to the point of having to keep the house as dark as can be all day long. She would rock herself to sooth from the time she was old enough to sit up. And while she did have vaccines at birth, she didn't have any other vaccines until she was almost 3. She progressed the same before as she did after. I do not look at her symptoms as a brain injury. She's smart as a whip, she understands what goes on around her, she has an amazing vocabulary, she's loving... she's just socially awkward, and has a lot of sensory issues. That has nothing to do with an 'injury'. > > Autism isn't necessarily a brain injury. My son thinks in pictures, not words. > That makes him different but not lesser or injured. His Aspergers is who he is. > He didn't get better or worse with vaccines. I realize the "it's all the bad > vaccines fault" crowd likes to beat that drum, but **there is no one singular > cause of Autism**. I can see why, if one subscribes to the vaccines-are-bad > theory injury sounds like a reasonable term. However, I accept neither--vaccines > didn't give my son Aspergers, and his hard-wiring is simply who he is. > > > So in our family, yes, we def. see genetic patterns. > > > > Does brain injury run in families? And isn't that what autism is, although > hardly anyone says that? And don't the brain and the gut have an intimate > connection, sharing blood vessels? > > How else to explain post-vaccine regression, which We watched in horror, > although with thousands of other families. > > How else to explain patterning healing it? > > Our next-door neighbour firmly believes that diabetes runs in families. Then > how to explain that when -- in her late eighties, I made her meals and gave her > a different diet, the diabetes vanished, and when she went back to eating the > same way as before, it returned? > > > Where does heart disease go to when the diet is changed. (If interested, see > 'Eating' DVD from www.ravediet.com > > Ways of eating and ways of behavior run in families. Monkey see and monkey do > is what runs in families. . Change what the monkey does and everything changes. > > And as the saying goes: there's an autism epidemic and there's no genetic > epidemic. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 My wife and I are looking for a nanny to car for out 2 children, our son has Aspergers. If anyone knows of someone that might beinterested please let me know. Stout castout67@... From: Lea <leamadea@...>Subject: autism in familiesAutism and Aspergers Treatment Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 6:39 PM I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I agree - my son is an Aspie and the more I learn about it - the more convinced that I am that my hubby is too! Barbara autism in families I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I agree - my son is an Aspie and the more I learn about it - the more convinced that I am that my hubby is too! Barbara autism in families I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I'm glad you brought up this question. We had a Neurologist appt. a couple weeks ago - he wasn't very helpful at all and infact he is doubting my son's Asp diagnosis based soley on the fact that no one else in our family is diagnosed with it! I told him that while no one in the family is DX with it doesn't mean they don't have it! I have suspicions that possibly my Engineer/Architec father in law may have mild Asp. or even possibly my father but it represents so differently in different people and it would be very common for my parents generation and especially the generation before that to overlook many of the symptoms of HFA or especially Aspergers. One Ped. told me back in the day they just called it " Electrical Engineer Syndrome " for those quirky, socially akward, smart kids. It was when Aspergers didn't have a name and it wasn't part of the spectrum. ?? Also how would I know? My father and his side are not the best at communication - so even now, my son's dx is not that easily discussed - as if he has a disease or something! And my mother came from Europe and unfortunately doesn't have a relationship with her sibilings or parents. So I told the Dr. that it would be very hard to know if any family member has it or not. I asked him if it was possible that it's one of those things that - it has to start somewhere!... he said no. ???? He also said he wasn't interested in hearing about female relatives that may have had symptoms... only males. ? I think he just wasn't a very good Dr. and wasn't familiar with the spectrum... but things that he said baffled me and I wondered if there was also some truth to what he said. Some days I'm so confused and wonder if my son doesn't have Asp but is dealing with ADHD, high IQ, Anxiety, Sensory issues, Highly sensitive, obsessions therefore OCD, extremely strong willed, extremely rigid thinker, self absorbed oh, and cannot recognize facial expressions, doesn't remember friends.... LOL or is it easier to put it in a package and call it Aspergers! For those of you that have a dx for your child - do you know for certain that someone in the family also has it? Have you come across Drs like the one I met? Do you sometimes fall into the mercey of their hands and start to doubt the dx? > > I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I'm glad you brought up this question. We had a Neurologist appt. a couple weeks ago - he wasn't very helpful at all and infact he is doubting my son's Asp diagnosis based soley on the fact that no one else in our family is diagnosed with it! I told him that while no one in the family is DX with it doesn't mean they don't have it! I have suspicions that possibly my Engineer/Architec father in law may have mild Asp. or even possibly my father but it represents so differently in different people and it would be very common for my parents generation and especially the generation before that to overlook many of the symptoms of HFA or especially Aspergers. One Ped. told me back in the day they just called it " Electrical Engineer Syndrome " for those quirky, socially akward, smart kids. It was when Aspergers didn't have a name and it wasn't part of the spectrum. ?? Also how would I know? My father and his side are not the best at communication - so even now, my son's dx is not that easily discussed - as if he has a disease or something! And my mother came from Europe and unfortunately doesn't have a relationship with her sibilings or parents. So I told the Dr. that it would be very hard to know if any family member has it or not. I asked him if it was possible that it's one of those things that - it has to start somewhere!... he said no. ???? He also said he wasn't interested in hearing about female relatives that may have had symptoms... only males. ? I think he just wasn't a very good Dr. and wasn't familiar with the spectrum... but things that he said baffled me and I wondered if there was also some truth to what he said. Some days I'm so confused and wonder if my son doesn't have Asp but is dealing with ADHD, high IQ, Anxiety, Sensory issues, Highly sensitive, obsessions therefore OCD, extremely strong willed, extremely rigid thinker, self absorbed oh, and cannot recognize facial expressions, doesn't remember friends.... LOL or is it easier to put it in a package and call it Aspergers! For those of you that have a dx for your child - do you know for certain that someone in the family also has it? Have you come across Drs like the one I met? Do you sometimes fall into the mercey of their hands and start to doubt the dx? > > I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I wish there were programs out there that could test the whole family with suspective spectrum traits. They should do that in these studies to find links. Also there are so many different forms that I do believe some are inherited and some are not. It is just so expensive just to have to basic testing but don't you think they would achieve more in their research if they tested families?From: SoCalVal <socalval@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Fri, April 8, 2011 4:22:35 PMSubject: Re: autism in families I'm glad you brought up this question. We had a Neurologist appt. a couple weeks ago - he wasn't very helpful at all and infact he is doubting my son's Asp diagnosis based soley on the fact that no one else in our family is diagnosed with it! I told him that while no one in the family is DX with it doesn't mean they don't have it! I have suspicions that possibly my Engineer/Architec father in law may have mild Asp. or even possibly my father but it represents so differently in different people and it would be very common for my parents generation and especially the generation before that to overlook many of the symptoms of HFA or especially Aspergers. One Ped. told me back in the day they just called it "Electrical Engineer Syndrome" for those quirky, socially akward, smart kids. It was when Aspergers didn't have a name and it wasn't part of the spectrum. ?? Also how would I know? My father and his side are not the best at communication - so even now, my son's dx is not that easily discussed - as if he has a disease or something! And my mother came from Europe and unfortunately doesn't have a relationship with her sibilings or parents. So I told the Dr. that it would be very hard to know if any family member has it or not. I asked him if it was possible that it's one of those things that - it has to start somewhere!... he said no. ???? He also said he wasn't interested in hearing about female relatives that may have had symptoms... only males. ? I think he just wasn't a very good Dr. and wasn't familiar with the spectrum... but things that he said baffled me and I wondered if there was also some truth to what he said. Some days I'm so confused and wonder if my son doesn't have Asp but is dealing with ADHD, high IQ, Anxiety, Sensory issues, Highly sensitive, obsessions therefore OCD, extremely strong willed, extremely rigid thinker, self absorbed oh, and cannot recognize facial expressions, doesn't remember friends.... LOL or is it easier to put it in a package and call it Aspergers! For those of you that have a dx for your child - do you know for certain that someone in the family also has it? Have you come across Drs like the one I met? Do you sometimes fall into the mercey of their hands and start to doubt the dx? > > I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I wish there were programs out there that could test the whole family with suspective spectrum traits. They should do that in these studies to find links. Also there are so many different forms that I do believe some are inherited and some are not. It is just so expensive just to have to basic testing but don't you think they would achieve more in their research if they tested families?From: SoCalVal <socalval@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Fri, April 8, 2011 4:22:35 PMSubject: Re: autism in families I'm glad you brought up this question. We had a Neurologist appt. a couple weeks ago - he wasn't very helpful at all and infact he is doubting my son's Asp diagnosis based soley on the fact that no one else in our family is diagnosed with it! I told him that while no one in the family is DX with it doesn't mean they don't have it! I have suspicions that possibly my Engineer/Architec father in law may have mild Asp. or even possibly my father but it represents so differently in different people and it would be very common for my parents generation and especially the generation before that to overlook many of the symptoms of HFA or especially Aspergers. One Ped. told me back in the day they just called it "Electrical Engineer Syndrome" for those quirky, socially akward, smart kids. It was when Aspergers didn't have a name and it wasn't part of the spectrum. ?? Also how would I know? My father and his side are not the best at communication - so even now, my son's dx is not that easily discussed - as if he has a disease or something! And my mother came from Europe and unfortunately doesn't have a relationship with her sibilings or parents. So I told the Dr. that it would be very hard to know if any family member has it or not. I asked him if it was possible that it's one of those things that - it has to start somewhere!... he said no. ???? He also said he wasn't interested in hearing about female relatives that may have had symptoms... only males. ? I think he just wasn't a very good Dr. and wasn't familiar with the spectrum... but things that he said baffled me and I wondered if there was also some truth to what he said. Some days I'm so confused and wonder if my son doesn't have Asp but is dealing with ADHD, high IQ, Anxiety, Sensory issues, Highly sensitive, obsessions therefore OCD, extremely strong willed, extremely rigid thinker, self absorbed oh, and cannot recognize facial expressions, doesn't remember friends.... LOL or is it easier to put it in a package and call it Aspergers! For those of you that have a dx for your child - do you know for certain that someone in the family also has it? Have you come across Drs like the one I met? Do you sometimes fall into the mercey of their hands and start to doubt the dx? > > I am curious if Autism runs in families? Are there some forms of it that can be generational and can be passed from one generation to the next. I was adopted at birth but found my bio family and though most are normal there are a few that show the possibility of autism. Plus I have six children and two show signs, though they are grown, but I have one grandchild who was diagnosed autistic. Does any one know what the chances are of it being a family trait? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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