Re: Re: Maternal Autoantibodies

April 7, 2006

Kristie,

I think we all go through phases like this, but if we did contribute it was

certainly unintentional. I try to remember that I DID pass on some GOOD

things, too! You were probably as careful as I was during pregnancy... I

did everything that I knew to do to help my baby born healthy.

By the way, both fathers and grandfathers of children with autism are found

more than twice as often in the field of engineering, compared to fathers

and grandfathers of other children. So that must have something to do with

it. My grandfather was an architect and civil engineer, my dad is an

aeronautical engineer, my father-in-law is a geneticist, my husband is a

mechanical engineer turned financial analyst. Does that a little off center

to you?

Of course I did take apart the telephone for fun when I was little... and my

Mom let me because I always put it back together right. But I WAS AN ART

MAJOR! I'm not going to take all of the blame!

Caroline

> From: aaron2kristie <aaron2kristie@...>

> Reply-< >

> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:24:53 +0000

> < >

> Subject: Re: Maternal Autoantibodies

>

> I was researching tonight and actually came across this article before

> you just posted. How ironic! Anyways, after reading it online and then

> here I feel so sad and really responsible. It brings to my

> mind " refrigerator mom " but in a new light...maybe it wasn't about a

> mom being too " cold " for her child. Now it's about having the wrong

> kind of " serum antibodies " which ultimately harmed my child. I know

> this is about science, but I still feel a responsiblity and a sadness

> reading this.

>

> Kristie...recently discovered I scored a positive ANA (anti nuclear

> antibodies)

> mommy to Aidan 2.10 today

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