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Should people with Aspergers or others on the autistic spectrum have children?

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I've got it mildly (officially anyway, I think I might have been wrongly diagnosed, but that's a different story) and it's only got better as I've got older (some experts do think that it can actually go away as you get older, but again, another story). Even so, it has caused me some problems, especially when I was younger. I have no doubt that my life would've been easier without it. Anyway, I sort of want children but sort of don't, for a few reasons, one of which would be giving it to them (if I've got it, perhaps I'm just a little odd lol). What are the chances that they'd get it, and (this is a bit controversial I know) do you think people with it who have children are selfish? It can and does cause an awful lot of misery.

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  • I’m autistic, my husband also has many autistic traits. We have two children and they are both autistic. All I can say is that having children has been wonderful and despite their many challenges mySun with facehildren both say they had happy childhoods. As we are all autistic we really ‘gel’ together and share a lot of interests, We can really relate to each other and support each other as we are so similSun with face. Obviously lots of aspects of being autistic make like difficult for us - both me and my children struggle with anxiety. My brother has a child with Down syndrome and 2 children with no ‘issues’ anSun with facehe says that his 2 other children cause him much more stress and worry and I can believe that! All children will have challenges - just in different ways, I have a relative with 2 very neurotypical Sun with faceughters who did great at school and had lots of friends etc - but one of them was ‘dumped’ by her boyfriend and is now self harming. No child that you have is guaranteed to have a straightforward anSun with facepain free life - autistic or not. One of my children (who is non-binary) did brilliantly at school and went to Oxford. My other son has really struggled at school and has had periods of school refusSun with face. However both of them are wonderful people and I am so blessed to have them in my life. Having children is the best thing we ever did Sun with face

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  • I’m autistic, my husband also has many autistic traits. We have two children and they are both autistic. All I can say is that having children has been wonderful and despite their many challenges mySun with facehildren both say they had happy childhoods. As we are all autistic we really ‘gel’ together and share a lot of interests, We can really relate to each other and support each other as we are so similSun with face. Obviously lots of aspects of being autistic make like difficult for us - both me and my children struggle with anxiety. My brother has a child with Down syndrome and 2 children with no ‘issues’ anSun with facehe says that his 2 other children cause him much more stress and worry and I can believe that! All children will have challenges - just in different ways, I have a relative with 2 very neurotypical Sun with faceughters who did great at school and had lots of friends etc - but one of them was ‘dumped’ by her boyfriend and is now self harming. No child that you have is guaranteed to have a straightforward anSun with facepain free life - autistic or not. One of my children (who is non-binary) did brilliantly at school and went to Oxford. My other son has really struggled at school and has had periods of school refusSun with face. However both of them are wonderful people and I am so blessed to have them in my life. Having children is the best thing we ever did Sun with face

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