Published on 12, July, 2020
I've been making the assumption, possibly incorrectly, that I inherited my autism from my undiagnosed mother.
However, I have just looked at some links and now I'm not sure.
The NHS site says that the causes of autism is unknown:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/
This link talks of a study showing an 80% risk from inherited genes:
https://www.autismspeaks.org/science-news/autism-genetic-study-finds-80-risk-inherited-genes
This earlier article says that children may inherit DNA from fathers who are NOT autistic, but I think (if I'm reading correctly) not from mothers.
https://www.science.org/content/article/autistic-children-may-inherit-dna-mutations-their-fathers
So, I'm a bit confused and would appreciate any clarification.
1. Could we inherit autism from our mothers?
2. With regard to your parents, has either of them been diagnosed?
I believe that some members of the forum are diagnosed and have children diagnosed, so I assume there must be some genetic link.
3. If your parents are/were undiagnosed, has anything led you to believe that one or both of your parents are/were autistic?
Thank you for any input.
Yeh I think it could be genetic, my mum definitely has autism in my eyes (not diagnosed) so does her dad (my grandad). I have a good eye for telling if someone else is autistic, it must be because I am autistic myself and I look for the subtle signs. My dad is definitely not autistic neither is anyone on his side of the family. A new study in Taiwan just linked diabetes in pregnant mothers to children having autism.