My daughter has aspergers and i was wondering what the chances of my son having them are?

Question

my daughter may have a form of autism and her and my son act a lot alike..i was wondering if anyone knows what the chances are of one child having it and another having it...also what are the symptoms to look out for for my son, and how to tell like warning signs if he has it...im very concernd about him..please help

Answer 1

it is genetic and boys are more likely than girls to get it, that being said it does not mean your child will get it. If you already have one child with it then you know the signs to look for.. Get early intervention if he has it and the sooner the better. Aspergers comes in many degree's, many go on to have a very normal life with some intervention.

Answer 2

I agree with girlluve, My nephew has aspergers and his younger brothers dont ,so dont worry

Answer 3

studies are finding a repeat rate in families with children with autism spectrum disorders.  If your son is younger, then it could just be imitating what he sees. I have a son with autism and a daughter who is younger, is not on the autism spectrum at all. just look for the same signs your daughter had. If you are still concerned contact you ped. and have your son evaluated.

Answer 4

Autism spectrum disorders run in families--if one sibling has it, the next sibling is likely to have it as well. How old is your son, by the way? Some typical symptoms to look out for (though all of these things can mean something else, respectively):

-extremely delayed speech (my brother has Asperger's, and he couldn't speak coherantly until he was nearly five)

-aversion to eye contact (typical in all levels of autism)

-poor social skills, and inability to interpret facial expressions and body language (these things can be taught, however)

-extreme aversion to certain stimuli (kids on the spectrum are usually very sensitive to very specific things, such as loud noises, strong odors, strange textures, itchy clothes, and flashing lights, just to name a few)

-picky eating (again, the aversion to certain textures)

-strange memory patterns (i.e. being able to memorize sequences of numbers or other academic information, but not being able to remember the name of the kid who sits next to him at school)

I must say, though, that these are all heavy generalizations. If you're concerned, you need to consult a doctor and a psychologist, and probably find some good books as well. Even if your son does act like your daugther and display some of these symptoms, he might just be shy or sensitive, not autistic. Again, a specialist should be able to either confirm or allay your fears.

Answer 5

They use to say the chances of having siblings with autism was rare but now they are studying for a gene that may actually cause autism.  I use to take care of two boys that were born a year apart.  They had severe autism.  Well when their baby sister turned 3 she also was diagnosed with autism just not as severe.  The boys still function on a lower level but the girl isn't showing as many signs anymore.  All 3 attend a special school that works with them.  Their mom and dad are involved in a scientific study to try to find the genetic link that may cause autism so they have all kinds of tests run on their blood and have been investigating family history and they took down job history and everything for the study.  About 2 years after they got involved in the study to find the link another family here in Ohio had triplets and all were diagnosed with autism at 3 years old so that family is also in the study.  They are saying that they do believe there is as gene passed down that can become active causing autism and that the gene may be the reason for the increase in children being diagnosed because if more and more people are now carrying the gene and two parents come together with the gene then they have a really high chance of having a child with autism.  I am surprised they haven't found a test yet to test for that in advance