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LePetitPrince
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22 Feb 2007, 5:50 pm

is it true that the offspring of autistics parents will be autistics in most cases?

anyone can provide me with stats, data or research about this issue ?



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22 Feb 2007, 9:32 pm

LePetitPrince wrote:
is it true that the offspring of autistics parents will be autistics in most cases?

anyone can provide me with stats, data or research about this issue ?


To be honest from what I've noticed of people online the past couple years, if two auties or even two Broader Autistic Phenotypes get together and have kids, most of those kids are going to be similar to their parents. I mean, that's usually how genetics works: we're like our parents. Now, there may be differing degrees, but there's still going to be many autistic similarities.

As for the research, I really don't think any research has been done on the subject. At least, nothing I've come across in larger scale. Probably because many studies ignore subclinical autism (Broader Autistic Phenotype) and so they're overlooking the subtlety of genetics. Their criteria are too strict so they miss the larger picture.


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