Guest guest Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Seems this post has veered from the title! Asperger's in my family: mother-in-law to brother-in-law to my daughter. No " diagnosis " on the in-laws, diagnosis on my daughter just made their behavior like, OOOH, THAT'S why they act the way they do! Definitely NOT my father-in-law. So who's to say why who gets it or not, I strongly believe in a genetic component. Now what on earth would be the common denominator to " trigger " it going way back to my eighty year old MIL???? Can't it just be genetic??? Maybe it's the stronger gene like brown eyes over blue eyes, I am baffled. LJ > > > > I just wanted to comment how many people have noted that " dad's side " of the > family had the AS traits, but I also want to mention that I discussed > inheritance of this disorder with a research psychologist on Friday since I > was unable to find anything on the Internet. > > > > My concern was for my other " non ASD " older son who is hesitant about > fathering another ASPIE. He saw that it can be transmitted through a > non-ASD person; his aunt whose 10 yr old has AS. > > > > I was told by the researcher that there still hasn't been any conclusive > evidence of inheritance for any of the ASD diagnoses. I would truly > appreciate a link to the information regarding the " male dominant trait/sex > link " . > > > > I also met some people in a support group who had daughters with AS, but > inherited from dad. > > > > In addition, I have a therapist who treats many people who are children of > AS parents. She has seen many people have the AS characteristics that were > not inherited, but learned by living with their AS parent. > > > > Just food for thought... > > > > > > > > Belita > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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