christinejarvis21 wrote:
Hello,
My name is Christine. I am 33 and I was diagnosed with autism, ocd, adhd, ptsd, social anxiety, general anxiety, and depression. Well, I had been talking to my mom about whether it was genetics or not because I am the oldest of 4 girls and none of my other sisters have it; but i have 2 half brothers with the same dad who both have bipolar. But, anyway she had said I was the only kid who she had a traumatic birth with because she didn't have a very good doctor and i guess they hadn't known that I was breech. And so I was breech and had umbilical cord prolapse and she had asked the hospital people if I had lost oxygen and they said no. But now she's wondering if I did and so I'm wondering if maybe all the brain issues come from brain damage because i was the only traumatic birth and all my sisters are completely fine. Any thoughts or advice?
Hi Christine! You raise an interesting question and one I have often wondered about myself. My birth was kind of traumatic as well. My mom's told me her placentae became detached (abruptio placentae was what they called it) and the doctors had to do an emergency c-section to get me out. My mom told me the Doctors told her there was no oxygen loss but I am kind of skeptical of that as I wonder how late this was detected and how long the placentae was detached. I have autism, OCD, social anxiety, general anxiety and depression as well. Good question and thank you for sharing the information you had BTDT! Genetic testing and brain scans sound like a great place to start investigating.
21 Apr 2025, 11:11 am
