15 Mar 2012, 12:04 pm
15 Mar 2012, 12:22 pm
15 Mar 2012, 12:28 pm
Nobody knows yet. There just hasn't been enough research on what happens when AS people have babies.
With a 70-90% concordance in identical twins, we do know autism is highly genetic, and that implies that there should be some increased risk.
IMO, that means little more than "let's make sure to watch this child's development", for now. Autism isn't an emergency.
And if it makes you feel any better about it, my half-sister's dad is a willfully-ignorant jerk, and she's a very level-headed, intelligent, considerate teenager. I don't think you can inherit "jerk". 
15 Mar 2012, 12:31 pm
Callista, I know it isn't an emergency, I am for neurodiverity and ARM, I just know that raising a child with any ASD is going to be different than an NT child.
LOL, I know you can't inherit 'jerk' 
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15 Mar 2012, 1:36 pm
How to prepare for the arrival of your new (potentially) ASD sibling:
1) Take every item in your home weighing less than 50 lbs, and glue them together.
2) Hang a large garland of dried marigolds over a framed picture of Abraham Lincoln in your bedroom.
3) Paint the kitchen 'Caribbean Oasis' blue.
4) Make sure your bathroom has a shower curtain with hummingbirds on it.
5) Avoid eating Pop Rocks.
6) Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare while spinning in circles. Don't vomit.
15 Mar 2012, 1:42 pm
1) Take every item in your home weighing less than 50 lbs, and glue them together.
2) Hang a large garland of dried marigolds over a framed picture of Abraham Lincoln in your bedroom.
3) Paint the kitchen 'Caribbean Oasis' blue.
4) Make sure your bathroom has a shower curtain with hummingbirds on it.
5) Avoid eating Pop Rocks.
6) Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare while spinning in circles. Don't vomit.
Dafuq? LOL
15 Mar 2012, 3:49 pm
1) Take every item in your home weighing less than 50 lbs, and glue them together.
2) Hang a large garland of dried marigolds over a framed picture of Abraham Lincoln in your bedroom.
3) Paint the kitchen 'Caribbean Oasis' blue.
4) Make sure your bathroom has a shower curtain with hummingbirds on it.
5) Avoid eating Pop Rocks.
6) Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare while spinning in circles. Don't vomit.
I agree with all of the above except for #8
15 Mar 2012, 3:51 pm
15 Mar 2012, 4:15 pm
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15 Mar 2012, 4:24 pm
I have AS and all four of my kids are NT. Lots of NT people have kids with AS or ASD. I guess it's all a roll of the dice. No way to tell for sure either way until the kid gets here and starts growing.
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I'm giving it another shot. We will see.
My forum is still there and everyone is welcome to come join as well. There is a private women only subforum there if anyone is interested. Also, there is no CAPTCHA.
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15 Mar 2012, 5:15 pm
15 Mar 2012, 5:37 pm
15 Mar 2012, 7:13 pm
What happens if your kid looks up "Sir Isaac Newton" & one day you walked in with your child asking him how does it feel been "reincarnated as a pet mouse" & starts asking questions on Physics, mathematics, astronomy etc.
( You forgot )
7) standing on 1 foot, hoping around & flapping your arms like a chicken, while making the noise of jackal.
16 Mar 2012, 10:35 am
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