Aspie adult here - worried about my child

I am a 35 year old Aspie mother of a 14 month year old son. No surprise that EI /Pediatrician are noticiing "signs of possible ASD".

I have enjoyed being an Aspie - so I really am OK with it. I would prefer he didn't have it - but it isn't the end of the world.

My fear is that he will be more severe - autism, etc. Does anyone know what the liklihood is of this? Do most Aspies have Aspie children - or do some have severly autistic children as well. Has there been any research done on this?

I sure would appreciate your help!

Sara

From what I've read, there is a hereditary element to AS and autism. It's not fully understood, but definitely strongly supported.

I don't know any specific odds on single Aspie parent families, but I remember reading somewhere that if both parents have AS there's a good chance of their kid being autistic. Something like 1 in 3, if memory serves.


Personally, I wouldn't be overly concerned. Being a mom you're going to invent plenty of things to worry about even if your kid is proven 100% "normal". Even in a worst-case scenario you're better equipped to understand an autistic child than a neurotypical. Plus since you're already considering it, if your son is autistic you'll almost certainly be able to help him realize his full potential with a minimum of time and frustration on both your parts.

I'm just wondering what it is that are seeing that make's them think he might have AS

I have a 9y boy that has just been diagnoise with AS last nov and I found out 3 week after my 4th child and second son. from everything I have read on AS most kids dont get diagnoised till between the age of 7 and 12y. Before that in can often be misdianoise as something els.

Every time I interact with my baby he's now 7mth i wonder how he'll be as he get's older. He seem's to have sensory issues's but i'm working with him to help him feel comfortabl'e with thing's in his hand's. Because my oldest son at 9y with AS still hate holding more than one thing at a time. I so hope that my yongest dose not have AS I really dont know how I'd cope with 2 AS kids. On the other hand I'm worried that I wont see the AS traits in my youngest if he has them because of the structure's i have already and will continue to put in place to make my oldest son's life less stressfull.

I'm just curious as to what that are seeing in your child that make them think of AS.

Thank you.