I believe there are lots of views on this. My son is Aspergers as am I. However it can be linked to the Arnold Chiari Malformation of the brain which I have. Also a bad birth as my son and I both had these cord round our necks in both cases. The signs are very varied. I suggest you get a book on Aspergers and consider having you children assessed when they are old enough.

On a happer not Aspergers has a broad spectrum and one can achieve as much or more than a Norm. I came from a poor working class background left school classified as slow even lazy. But have gained two degrees and qualified as a Lawyer practising for for 17 years in commercial work. Now at Uni studying creative writing.

So even if the children are Aspies its not the end of the world OK.

Hi scaredtig, My name is Dawn and I have Asperger's Syndrome. I am 25. I have my own apartment and I am really independent. I just dont drive and I haven't gone to college yet. It's going to be ok for you and your family. Some of the symptoms of Asperger's that I have are, I have a really hard time making friends, I have a lack of social skills, I repeat myself a lot, I take a lot of things literally, I have a really hard time with imagination, I can be awkard at times, I don't understand many jokes, I have a hard time expressing my emotions and I do things a certain way because I have trouble with change. You can study up on Asperger's by going to www.wrongplanet.net or www.aspie.com. You can add me as a friend and message me sometime if you would like to chat. Dawn

I'm with Jagiello on this..I sometimes wonder if my daughter got her Aspergers from me..because I hear stories from my family saying I was so much like her at her age..etc..and sometimes I think I do have Aspergers to a dsegree..BUT in saying that...and here is where I agree with Jagiello..trauma at birth..Cherie was a blue baby..the cord was wrapped around her neck also.
Another thing I have heard..trauma during pregnancy...My Abusive EX Husband kicked me in the stomach..hoping I would spontaneously abort.

Hi there, if I were you I wouldn't be afraid of inheriting anything! You didn't say how old your kids are, but I suspect everyone here would confirm you would have signs clear as day starting VERY young. AS kids tend not to fit in easily in today's society and day cares because they're different. I wouldnt' trade my son for the world though, he has more strengths than weaknesses and I know he will achieve great things someday. And he is happy. Tell us more about your kids, their ages, their personalities, you have friends here online, we can help.

I have Asperger's. I had no trauma at childbirth. I've had CAT scans and an MRI and they found no abnormalities in my brain. Neither of my teenage daughters have it.

My son has apsergers as does his grandma although she was never formally diagnosed. The best you can do is know the early signs and look out for them. The earlier the diagnosis and treatment, the better the outcome. Unfortunately my son was diagnosed late and he has received little in the way of help.

its probably like everything else, a fifty/fifty chance of any child having the "bad" gene passed on lol. Is it so bad? If it weren't for me, there wouldn't be the person at work wearing funny hats I made just to lighten the morale of the other workers, We can bring such innocent joy to the world. There is nothing "wrong" with us!!!!!

Hi,

I have Asperger's. It is 80% genetic and 20% environmental roughly (twin studies suggest this). From what I know, an AS parent might have 1:8 of their offspring also have AS, and if both parents are AS, then 1:4 approx. Mum and Dad were AS, and 3/10 of their children have it. It's nothing to freak out over - I love AS, my AS son, everything about it. It is alot of work for Mum's who go freaky over a simple difference though. So don't, eh.

catlover: when you say problems with imgination, i scored 26 out of 35 on the baron-cohen test, am I 'asp'? I LOVED playing imagination as a kid was very outgoing and didnt always need dolls to act out my stories or 'play'. And I was the one chasing the squirrels and birds away for my sister, since she was too scared to come outside when animals were in the yard.

You notice how Dubya Bush uses words that seem 'odd' to otherpeople and doesnt use the 'correct' words? he was also likely misdiagnosed as something else.

keep your politics off here, please, in the avoidance of offending somebody deeply. missx, i was feeling bad for you, trying to help, but with the commander in chief statement, it would be best to keep to the little reminder statement, where you promise to be nice.

ie. no name calling.

Thank you

I wrote a post here, was hoping very much for a reply! I have Aspbergers, I score as quite high on the scale. The onset for me was around two with the harmful stimming of head banging and melt downs. Now my youngest Reilan Chance is turning 2 on Sept. 8 and he has violent tatrums, head bangs during an episode but even gets out of his bed @ night clonking his head on the floor! I was speaking to my mother and she recalled me doing the very same thing plus some one else I know online who has Aspbergers had the head banging thing as well! I will wait for the official diagnosis of my precious Rye but I know the answer in my heart as sure as anything!

Right now I have been crying off and on, thinking of Rye clonking his head on the floor! Knowing his pain as my own, as it IS my own! His dad does not know what hes in for and I just want to help him through! Reilan is the adorable little boy in this picture and there are more pictures of him on my profile!

I went to a psychologist yesterday for my own diagnosis & he asked about my parents. He said there is a strong genetic component. My father was an engineer, a common aspie career choice, & was a loner with no friends. I don't know why you should be scared. It's just a condition. Best thing you can do is talk to a professional about your kids, if that person sees tendencies, they will test them. Kids have young brains & can benefit from training. I myself am high IQ & quite handy with info, tho not with people. It's not a handicap exactly, more like a set of circumstances.

It's funny but whenever I meet and like someone in a *ahem romantic way, and they say they are or have worked in the genre of "engineer" it sends shivers down my spine because I know that somewhere deep down inside of their heads, something functions like mine. My fascinations with engineering runs deep and drafting and the such is in the family lineage. It's almost like something I'm searching for. If the state makes me switch my major to something else besides clothing design when I restart, my switch will be to engineering technology. It's a gift and I love playing with industrial machiney LOL

but then it's a love/hate relationship with engineers. Sometimes ya wonder what in the heck they're thinking when they create a spot in a machine that ya JUST CAN'T CLEAN! :( :)