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Which parent carries the autism genes
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 467686" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My son is on the spectrum and I've talked to many experts, some from Mayo Clinic. Although my son is adopted, we still learned a lot.</p><p>Autism is not a female/male thing as far as who carries the gene, nor is it seen to be completely due to heredity. Both parents can contribute genes, one can, and it can skip a generation too. And it can also be caused by drug/alcohol abuse during mother's pregnancy or other birth traumas. Lead ingestion can cause autism. Nobody is 100% sure yet. </p><p></p><p>I think the wisest tack to take is to help your child and not worry about the blame game. Neither of you would have deliberately given this to your child. You are blameless, both of you.</p><p></p><p>Autism is not a psychiatric problem. It is not caused by bad parenting or lack of nurture, as they once thought years ago. In autism, the person's brain is wired differently so he/she sees the world in a unique way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 467686, member: 1550"] My son is on the spectrum and I've talked to many experts, some from Mayo Clinic. Although my son is adopted, we still learned a lot. Autism is not a female/male thing as far as who carries the gene, nor is it seen to be completely due to heredity. Both parents can contribute genes, one can, and it can skip a generation too. And it can also be caused by drug/alcohol abuse during mother's pregnancy or other birth traumas. Lead ingestion can cause autism. Nobody is 100% sure yet. I think the wisest tack to take is to help your child and not worry about the blame game. Neither of you would have deliberately given this to your child. You are blameless, both of you. Autism is not a psychiatric problem. It is not caused by bad parenting or lack of nurture, as they once thought years ago. In autism, the person's brain is wired differently so he/she sees the world in a unique way. [/QUOTE]
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