Guest guest Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Ok, so there has been no verified link with Asperger's and DNA. However, it seems like this is the case in my family. My dad is diagnosed, as is my son. My son's therapist suspects I am also an Aspie. My personal diagnosis, if I get it, will have to wait for awhile because I don't have insurance or the cash up front for the procedure. I know that I have been diagnosed with depression, general anxiety disorder, and migraines. Everyone also believes that I am borderline OCD.After telling my mom about the suspicions, she tells me that she knows I've been different for years. I know I've always been socially awkward, but I attributed it to moving almost every year in my childhood. I've always been rather impulsive and not good with money. I also have the emotional capability most of the time of someone well under half my age. Yesterday was really the big flag for me. I don't know what happened, but I got really giddy when my mom bought me a Tinkerbell doll (Fawn - gotta have all those!). Once I had the doll in my hands, I had to put the top of the package in my mouth almost continually.Mom also told me that my paternal great grandfather would probably also have been an Aspie. My paternal grandfather died when my dad was 9, so we'll never know about any of those people.My younger son shows almost no symptoms of having AS.My thoughts are all so jumbled. There's so much history on my dad's side of the family. Older son is supposed to be sterile, younger son supposed to have 2 boys. My dad broke that mold. He was the only son - and has only me. I have two boys.Is AS genetically linked in my family?Fawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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