how many people here were born in a difficult labour?

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sorry, I meant feet first.

I agree. Stating the obvious here, but not all autism looks the same either. This is likely due to different genes causing some similar but not exact symptoms, which is why some of us have trouble not only relating to NTs but each other as well. For example, the neurotic predisposition is not something I can relate to, but the social skills issues and logical mindset I can. My daughter has been described by other members in my family as excessively calm, and so have I.

I suppose it's possible that autism causes traumatic births, rather than the other way around. We don't react well to changes in routine, and new situations, and... Birth definitely falls under that category!

I sincerely doubt my mother would ever tell me even if I was.

Then seeing how our third child damn near fell on the floor, the doctor had about three minutes from the time he put on his booties until the time my son "presented", and I am #4 offspring, I doubt it I was an issue.

Yes, or there can be a common cause for autism and traumatic birth.

For example, there is a fairly high correlation between C-sections and risk of autism. But it is not considered significant, because having a C-section is usually a result or a difficult or problematic pregnancy, and most of the things that cause or constitute a difficult pregnancy are themselves correlated with autism. As usual for the causes of autism there are so many factors, causes and consequences everywhere.that it is hard to understand anything :/

I'm surprised to read that so many people don't know abut their own birth or think their parents wouldn't say if something went wrong. Why would they possibly lie or retain information about such a thing ?

I have joked about not wanting to leave my mom's uterus so I stayed in there making myself sick because I didn't want to be in a new environment. I didn't want the change.

I was born 2 months prematurely. And with cerebral palsy. And yes, the labour was very difficult, according to my mother.

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According to my Mother, she was in labour for 3 days with me (Friday until the Sunday).
I was exausted, and one of my lungs callapsed. As it was a Sunday there weren't many staff available, and there was only 1 incubator as the 2nd one was broken.
The nurses decided that a girl born at the same time was most likely to survive, and so she was put in the incubator. According to my parents the staff said that i would not survive the journey to the nearest other hospital, and so a priest came in to give me my "last rights".
My Father has told me that as he has some knowledge of electronics & engineering that he fixed the 2nd incubator, and as a result I was put into it & lived.

On the downside, coz my parents thought I would die I wasn't called the name that they had chosen for me but instead named after my step-Grandfather & Father, as according to both my parents the nurses advised them to save the name for the next child as I wouldn't survive.

Well I survived.

My mother's water broke a month early and an emergency C-section needed to be performed, and i was very ill at first.

Well i was, now i cant remember it took quite a long time i remember my mother telling me.

But was born with the birthcord around my neck, so almost died, was already turning blue. Personally i think thats the reason i have autism today. Its sad to think about had a chance to be normal, if they had just make that c section thingy instead., was a fairly large baby, was fat actually.