Have you done a genetic test for your child?
It was recommended for my oldest, particularly for PTEN. Which is a really scary one. Basically a guarantee that the person carrying it will get cancer in their lifetime. It's been sort of linked to autism. Not like in a causal relationship, just an association of higher incidence among people diagnosed autistic. The studies looked to me to be pretty small, but are showing something like 5% of ASD people with macrocephaly (which he has) test positive for it (it's way rarer in the general population). I will go through it when we get this current insurance snaggle straightened out.
Edit to add: There are recommendations for increased cancer screenings at a younger age for people with a missing PTEN gene, that could save their lives with early detection and treatment. So knowing involves activity in his case.
Last edited by MiahClone on 09 Aug 2013, 9:46 am, edited 1 time in total.
Chromosome disorders are an intense interest of mine. Your son's condition is linked to autism and NVLD, as well as ADHD. It's actually a very common microdeletion, but few people have heard of it.
In my case, I got tested by 23andme, but I don't think they found any chromosome disorders. Just a big pile of autism-related SNPs.
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