Aspergers children often have aspergers parents!?

It is a little hard to understand your question, however, I will try my best to answer it.

Many parents (parents of young children as of say----since 1997 or 1998) find out that they also have AS from their children getting diagnosed.

For those of us (now adults) in our 30's, we did nprivilege priviledge to get diagnosed in our early (say 5 years old) years back in 1980 or prior. DM's did not know about it as much as they do now-so how could any DM recommend a parent going to a specialist back then? People just probably though that we kids back then were a little off or odd. And as for those parents (like my mom at 56) that had kids back in the early '80's or before--they probably do have AS, and have never been diagnosed. It just costs too much money to get a formal diagnosis now.

I do not have children of my own and I'm 33 and single. At this rate, I'm not too sure that I even want children since I know that I like to have quiet times (I have AS) and I know children get very loud. For me, I would find it a challange to find sanity and peace with a child. I enjoy my quietness at night too much! I can enjoy other people's children from a distance.

My mom has always said that I was a "difficult" child and that I never enjoyed reading in grade school. My enjoyment of reading became present when I was about 14 and now as an adult, I pretty much read non-fiction. As a child I had horrible penmenship. I still do!

My mom had to help me with things in grade school, but I think that is true for any parent. I never desired to pay attention in my classes by 4th or 5th grade. Since I was in grade school in the early 80's, my mom (I believe) had a harder time in raising me than other parents do now since AS is more well known now, AND teachers/special education schools know about it, can offer help to parents AND their are TONS OF Books that people can read on Autism and AS to help professionals and parents that know someone with AS. There are even a few (4 or so) books on adults with AS and how employment is an issue for adults with AS.

Children with AS can also have ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, OCD....and this would make for more of a challange. Parents now probably have a good chance of being great advocates for their children since so much is available on AS. Not like this 30 years ago.

My son is 11yrs previous and has been clinically determined with Asperger's. I firmly have faith that I even have Asperger's from all that I even have study and discovered approximately it. It explains me interior and out. Why do you ask? Edit: Ah... is clever. i think of like ADHD earlier it that this is a tad over clinically determined... being the 'in' element those days. yet i could particularly this is over clinically determined than skipped over. truly nevertheless... if shall we convince the international to handle people as persons and stop having maximum of expectancies on what all 'x 3 hundred and sixty 5 days olds' or 'boys' or the different group 'could' be... then it does no longer remember plenty who advance into an Aspie or different such issues. i admire understanding what it is that make me and my son so 'diverse'... yet interior the top... all and sundry is diverse! If people weren't expected to stay by ability of 'the group's' regulations then Aspies could have plenty much less to be bothered approximately interior the 1st place!

"Sandbar" here, I think, has provided the best answer, but I will supplement with my own personal experiences. I don't have the parental point of view, but I do have the offspring's. And being 25 years old, looking to seriously launch a true, long-term career, get married, and have children, I am investigating this issue for myself, as well.

I officially fit the diagnostic criteria for Asperger Syndrome, but my mother does not, but she definitely acts autistic in many ways (she is particularly sensitive to changes in movement as well as loud noises... and tends to not be able to modulate her voice, sounding very angry when simply trying to make a benign statement).

Strangely, although I fit enough criteria to be diagnosed as "Aspie", I do reverse on one criteria - apparently, myself (as well as Mom!) have a deep emotional empathy, almost to the point of clairvoyance, i.e., "I know EXACTLY what you're thinking and how you're feeling".

She and I also have the tendency to take things literally, which often leads to misunderstandings (sometimes very funny ones). Or some very good proper understandings, since we both think the same way at times.

I will say, that due to my father's tendencies of working 80 hours a week, that my mother essentially had the sole job of raising me, and it is no fun for an autistic-like mother to raise an Aspie child all by herself, and because of this, we do have bad blood between the three of us in my family and this has not been constructive. In fact, it's been very painful as the bitterness is bubbling up now more than ever - painful to the point where I'm thinking I should adopt instead of [help] conceive.

Your opinion will vary of course, since in some ways (yeah I'm biased!), Aspies are a gift to this world, and we do need ourselves around for the betterment of the planet. However, if this planet were full of us, then we as a society would go nowhere.

Thank God I was the only child. Well, it was a blessing AND a curse...

Good Question. A friend of mine has aspergers and his daughter has it also. I don't believe it is a learned behavior.

Now there's a possibility that really should be considered more. And if such were the case, that would surely explain a lot in my family.

My son has Aspergers but neither my husband nor I have it. Neither of my other kids have it.

I dont understand your question.