ADHD / Aspergers / Autism

[Midnight_Fairy]

Forgot to say that after my son was diagnosed I realised I could hav aspergers and have ALOT of traits etc but nothing is diagnosed and I get on ok so dont think I need to go through a diagnosis process but I guess the genetic link could have came from me? But then I dont know where I got it from? Or if it was random x

 

[louisechippy]

sorry to butt in x i have a 6 ( nearlly 7 ) yr old boy who has adhd diagnosed 2 yrs ago medicated 1 year ago x his doctor tells me that adhd didnt ask about autisum and aspergers but defo adhd tends to run in the mothers side of the family rather than the fathers . i have been tested and altough they do not think i have adhd now (outgrown it was her words ) she still thinks i have alot of adhd tendincys x i also have an older boy 8 now whos father had very bad adhd when younger not so bad now can control it better but my 8 yr old has no signs of having adhd he getting on great at school great when out with friends and no misbehaviour at home ( other than what you would expect from an 8 yr old ). makes sence if it runs down mothers side thoughrather than fathers as my younger son has diff father who does not have adhd or has never had x hope this helps xx

 

[ladykara]

sorry to butt in x i have a 6 ( nearlly 7 ) yr old boy who has adhd diagnosed 2 yrs ago medicated 1 year ago x his doctor tells me that adhd didnt ask about autisum and aspergers but defo adhd tends to run in the mothers side of the family rather than the fathers . i have been tested and altough they do not think i have adhd now (outgrown it was her words ) she still thinks i have alot of adhd tendincys x i also have an older boy 8 now whos father had very bad adhd when younger not so bad now can control it better but my 8 yr old has no signs of having adhd he getting on great at school great when out with friends and no misbehaviour at home ( other than what you would expect from an 8 yr old ). makes sence if it runs down mothers side thoughrather than fathers as my younger son has diff father who does not have adhd or has never had x hope this helps xx

I never knew it is common to run on the mothers side, i use to always blame it on my ex husband !!!!

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Its definitely the womans side in our family x

 

[lushious09]

funny... i came across your post and the FOB's parents thought he had aspergus when younger... but again doctors didnt put a full diagnosis on it.. he continuosly counts over and over again in his head and has a habit of waging his foot in bed... also dosnt seem to be able to take change in properly like how hes handling me been pregnant

 

[ladykara]

My son is having problems now im expecting too, he is 12 but he hasnt said anything bad about the baby but he has been playing up a lot at school, but today he made a braclet saying i love you paige (its the name we have picked) I have tried talking to him but he never opens up. He seems to lash out a lot at my new partner.

Does anyone know if its more common in boys than girls? i know ADHD is more common in boys but was wondering if autism is too.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

yeah autism and aspergers seems more common in boys xx

 

[morri]

It is an estimated relation of 1:4 . it is also harder to diagnose girls though as well.

 

[Adanma]

Hello. Kinda new here. I have a 5 year old with Asperger's and a 3 year old who is neurotypical. Both are boys. My son is the first one diagnosed in our family. I believe if I were a child today I would have been diagnosed as well though. We are ttc #3 now. Having a son on the spectrum has led to a lot of new information. A few years ago they were finding a link between autism and the drug pitocin often used to start or augment labor. I can't find anything recent on that. I also found something about polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid) and autism. I did have polyhydramnios and I was augmented with pitocin. I just thought it was really interesting. I am of the camp who believes that the environment (pollution, processed foods, contaminated water, etc)is likely the culprit. Maybe we need to stop giving people cow hormones...? Just a thought.
Adanma

 

[ladykara]

I was told the other day they found a link with Autism/ADHD and cutting the umbilical cord to early, My son was cut straight away because he pooed inside of me and needed care straight away.

My mum said i had no sign of ADHD or Autism but my ex mother inlaw said her son (my sons dad) had all the same symptom but was never seen by a doctor, his mum also shows signs of Bipolar

My sons special school deals with children with behaviour problems, there is only 3 girls in the school and non at all at his special needs primary school.

I am now pregnant by a new partner and expecting a girl, im hoping the chances are low.

 

[morri]

Well I would say that, their are definitve Genes responsible for that too , and how would one explain that People like Einstein most probably had Autism too> there was not as much chemicals in producing meat involved.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Its so interesting all the different things. My son has autism and my daughter does not have anything, my niece does though. I know having a child with autism is hard but I would actually want a boy if I had another lol. I love my son so much, I love both my children lol but an autistic child changes you for the better x