Board index › General Discussion › Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions

Health Question

Page 1 of 1 [ 5 posts ] 

Previous topic | Next topic

christinejarvis21
Sea Gull
Sea Gull

Joined: 27 Sep 2020
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Posts: 211
Location: Yuba City, CA

21 Apr 2025, 11:11 am

Hello,
My name is Christine. I am 33 and I was diagnosed with autism, ocd, adhd, ptsd, social anxiety, general anxiety, and depression. Well, I had been talking to my mom about whether it was genetics or not because I am the oldest of 4 girls and none of my other sisters have it; but i have 2 half brothers with the same dad who both have bipolar. But, anyway she had said I was the only kid who she had a traumatic birth with because she didn't have a very good doctor and i guess they hadn't known that I was breech. And so I was breech and had umbilical cord prolapse and she had asked the hospital people if I had lost oxygen and they said no. But now she's wondering if I did and so I'm wondering if maybe all the brain issues come from brain damage because i was the only traumatic birth and all my sisters are completely fine. Any thoughts or advice?



BTDT
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 26 Jul 2010
Age: 61
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 7,738

21 Apr 2025, 11:49 am

https://www.tbmlawyers.com/blog/can-bir ... -autism#:~
These trial lawyers have cited numerous studies on this web page.

A Kaiser study says they found a 10% increase in the number of people who became autistic after a traumatic birth.
To me, this isn't a big number.



christinejarvis21
Sea Gull
Sea Gull

Joined: 27 Sep 2020
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Posts: 211
Location: Yuba City, CA

21 Apr 2025, 12:13 pm

I guess the best way to ask is could all my brain disorders be part of a brain injury due to a traumatic birth?



BTDT
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 26 Jul 2010
Age: 61
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 7,738

21 Apr 2025, 12:54 pm

Participating in a research study may answer that question.
Genetic testing and brain scans would be a lot more useful than speculating.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/expert-opi ... ing-autism
Families can also join a genetics research study to help us understand more about and find new genetic variations linked to autism to help more people in the future. Genetic testing is also part of SPARK the world’s largest autism research study. If SPARK uncovers a genetic finding related to autism, that information is given back to study participants at no cost. See how you can get involved with SPARK.



Brian0787
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 19 Aug 2024
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,298
Location: Pennsylvania, United States

21 Apr 2025, 9:44 pm

christinejarvis21 wrote:
Hello,
My name is Christine. I am 33 and I was diagnosed with autism, ocd, adhd, ptsd, social anxiety, general anxiety, and depression. Well, I had been talking to my mom about whether it was genetics or not because I am the oldest of 4 girls and none of my other sisters have it; but i have 2 half brothers with the same dad who both have bipolar. But, anyway she had said I was the only kid who she had a traumatic birth with because she didn't have a very good doctor and i guess they hadn't known that I was breech. And so I was breech and had umbilical cord prolapse and she had asked the hospital people if I had lost oxygen and they said no. But now she's wondering if I did and so I'm wondering if maybe all the brain issues come from brain damage because i was the only traumatic birth and all my sisters are completely fine. Any thoughts or advice?


Hi Christine! You raise an interesting question and one I have often wondered about myself. My birth was kind of traumatic as well. My mom's told me her placentae became detached (abruptio placentae was what they called it) and the doctors had to do an emergency c-section to get me out. My mom told me the Doctors told her there was no oxygen loss but I am kind of skeptical of that as I wonder how late this was detected and how long the placentae was detached. I have autism, OCD, social anxiety, general anxiety and depression as well. Good question and thank you for sharing the information you had BTDT! Genetic testing and brain scans sound like a great place to start investigating.