AstroGeek
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I'm a pretty good piece of evidence that it's genetic. My Mom isn't an Aspie but has certain anti-social and obsessive characteristics which are similar. By grandfather (on my Mom's side) was never diagnosed, but I suspect he might have Asperger's which he is now capable of hiding--he lacks social skills, is incredibly rude and demeaning to people without realizing it, he prefers to be alone, he has a strange sense of humour, and has intense interests in random things (although these things tend to be very diverse--not as narrow as most Special Interests).
However, another theory I think I've heard about the origin of Asperger's is hormone imbalances in the womb. Mind you, those imbalances might have be partially caused by the genetics of the mother, I suppose. |
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Hannah17
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Possibly dropped on my head
More likely inherited from one of my parents |
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RugratsMicah26
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:01 pm Post subject: How I might have got it |
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| since I was born in the mid 90's which wasa when the rates of birth of many autistic children rose, maybe a fad that could have dangered the child in the whomb to having it. tanning in the sun while pregnate ps one of the reasons children are starting to have autism, that could be one reason why I have it. Yet I am too high functioning for many of the big dangers of me being this way. my mom once said there are a few people on her said of the family who have it. I don't really know what to say. |
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Fudo
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:16 am Post subject: |
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| something in the water.. |
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AstroGeek
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:06 am Post subject: Re: How I might have got it |
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| RugratsMicah26 wrote: | | since I was born in the mid 90's which wasa when the rates of birth of many autistic children rose, maybe a fad that could have dangered the child in the whomb to having it. tanning in the sun while pregnate ps one of the reasons children are starting to have autism, that could be one reason why I have it. Yet I am too high functioning for many of the big dangers of me being this way. my mom once said there are a few people on her said of the family who have it. I don't really know what to say. |
Most scientists (nearly all) believe that the reason for the sudden rise in Autism was just because the definition was broadened and diagnosis became more acceptable--not that there was any actual increase in the rate of Autism. |
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Fudo
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solar radiation..  |
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Jonsi
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| Didn't have my tin foil hat on quite right. |
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Fudo
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| Jonsi wrote: | | Didn't have my tin foil hat on quite right. |
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katie123166
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| my mom says tht when i was in her tummy, the embelical cord was wrapped around my neck so maybe tht's how OR my mom had 5th disease when she was pregnant with me, so tht is also a way so idk |
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As no one on either side of my family has it (though my cousin does exhibit some rather mild AS traits) I'm going to guess it probably had something to do with my premature birth. I've read that there may be a link between being born preemie and getting ASD's. If it's not that, it could just be that I am in fact a mutant alien species sent to Earth to vaporize the planet.
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MakaylaTheAspie
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| jmnixon95 wrote: | Uh.
Pretty sure I was born with it. |
This.
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Vaccines
In all seriousness, it is probably in my genes.
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Ganondox
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Genes from both of my family, all the environmental factors that people have hypothesized don't fit me at all. No antidepressants, no obesity, no sun tanning, my mother was younger than most other mothers, no lack of oxygen, ect.
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katie123166
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my nt friend might make an account on here!  |
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MakaylaTheAspie
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^That's something I gotta see.
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