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imdoneone
Raven
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27 Nov 2018, 8:28 am

If three of my autistic cousins have a boy, is it likely to have it as well?



jamthis12
Toucan
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27 Nov 2018, 10:04 am

Depends. Are both of the parents on the spectrum? If so, then the probability could as high as 60%. And from what I understand, the gender doesn't really matter in terms of the child being autistic. It being a "boy's" thing is an old misconception that along with autism showing differently in girls, has led to decades of underdiagnosis of women.


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