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As and having children

Jon

I know that I don't want children. I am in a relationship and my partner is now OK with this.

I wondered what other people on the spectrum thought about having children. Would they like to have them? For myself I find the whole idea totally crazy - I just don't have that feeling to want them. I can only see negatives.

Thoughts?

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  • I find it hard to make friends, let alone think about having a a relationship, and the 'friends' I do have, all have Aspergers; I only meet them twice a month or so, in any case. I don't have any close friends.

    Will I have children? Who knows, but I can't see it happening at the moment. The thought of pregnancy and birth makes me feel very fearful (the pain, changes to the body, risk of complications etc). So it seems very unlikely that I will have children, regardless of the fact that I quite like children, although I hate the noise they sometimes make!

    I am too much of a control freak to be able to offer the give and take that is so necessary in a relationship.

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  • I find it hard to make friends, let alone think about having a a relationship, and the 'friends' I do have, all have Aspergers; I only meet them twice a month or so, in any case. I don't have any close friends.

    Will I have children? Who knows, but I can't see it happening at the moment. The thought of pregnancy and birth makes me feel very fearful (the pain, changes to the body, risk of complications etc). So it seems very unlikely that I will have children, regardless of the fact that I quite like children, although I hate the noise they sometimes make!

    I am too much of a control freak to be able to offer the give and take that is so necessary in a relationship.

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