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Lana
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14 May 2009, 6:15 am

How common is it for a child to have cleft lip/palette and Asperger? Is there any posible connection?



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14 May 2009, 6:32 am

I think a doctor once told me I had cleft palette.. Not sure though.



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14 May 2009, 7:11 am

I have a cleft chin, but I'm pretty sure that's unrelated. :)



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14 May 2009, 8:52 am

Lana wrote:
How common is it for a child to have cleft lip/palette and Asperger? Is there any posible connection?


These are two separate genetic disorders...an individual has to carry BOTH genes in order for them to occur.