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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
This is what scares the crap out of me about ever having kids.
Can these things be detected early in pregancy nowadays?
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See, this comment scares me, I've read articles that are correlating higher than normal amounts of testosterone in the amniotic fluids at specific stages of pregnancy to autism. Not sure this is a smoking gun, and even if it were, there is no way to gauge how a child will develop, and definitely no way to say that a child with autism can't grow up to have a great life and contribute to our society. Imagine how many potentially healthy babies will get aborted if people become overly scared of autism.
I have an uncle with 2 autistic sons, one low function, one very high function. They are extremely challenging and my uncle is aware that he will never have the same "golden years" as his friends. He will likely be living with at least one of his sons for the remainder of his life. I can't imagine being in that situation without a TON of support.
I HOPE the best outcome from these findings, if they are actually found to be a direct cause, is that we are able to adjust the hormones in the amniotic fluid for a fetus throughout development.
A link for those interested:
http://www.time.com/time/health/arti...871515,00.html