Mother with Asperger's has her baby taken into care

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I know this is an old thread, but here's another case of this happening, but in the USA. Either way, it's a disturbing thing to think that a child could be taken away because one or both of the parents are on the spectrum.

http://www.examiner.com/a-1347693~Baby_ ... ounty.html

Their reason for claiming the baby was being starved was because it lost ten ounces after birth?? That's crazy! Newborns lose that kind of weight all the time, it's natural and has nothing to do with the parents. Doctors count on the fact that many babies will lose weight, they have to stabilize from being fed directy to adjusting to a much more difficult way of getting food that isn't natural to them at first. That's horrible that people will buy into B.S. like this. How can they get away with that for so long? That sounds more like a story from early communist Russia, not recent events in the U.S. or U.K.

Yeah, me too.

Hello, guys. This happened to me a year ago. A judge gave my Asperger's teen to my ex because I have Asperger's and I'm perpetuating a made up disease to my son by making him believe that he is, too. So, I'm obviously an unfit parent. Now, try to find a lawyer to help you. Impossible.

That stinks! Stories like this don't make me want to rush out to get a formal diagnosis.

Holy crap! I can't believe this kind of thing goes on. It certainly doesn't make me want to get an official diagnosis either. My psych agrees that I'm on the spectrum, but she's no expert and can't diagnose it. Good thing I guess. I have 4 children. I have adopted 3 through foster care(in the process of adopting the baby now). My kids are all well taken care of, they are not abused, they are spoiled rotten, loved tons, and I think my AS DD is understood better because I am on the spectrum too. I think that I am a better mom to her because of our common "disability".

It absolutely sickens me that this kind of thing can go on. My bio AS DD lost al ot of weight after birth and we had to supplement breastfeeding- turns out I had a hormonal problem that didn't allow me to make enough milk for her. She certainly wasn't neglected. I went through Hell trying to stimulate milk production for 2 weeks- felt like a 24/7 feeding machine/dairy cow.

Realistically, I think everyone needs to keep an open mind when it comes to 'media stories', as they have a tendency to portray only one side of the story. We do not know all the details, only what the media choose to tell us, for example, she may have a history of severe mental illness, we do not know.

One individual stated that this happened to them, which is unfortunate but women with AS and autism can and do have children and live happy lives.

One book I highly recommend is 'Asperger's and girls', it is targeted towards teenagers and adults and gives very good advice from those on the spectrum information about having children and/or marriage.