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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After your child with SN was born, did that influence your decision on if you were going to have a second child?  I know this question has been posted before.  I did search and couldn't find a link.[/quote]

If it is genetic and this could possibly passed to a second child I think it is very irresponsible for parents to have another.

Just my opinion.[/quote]

Wow, that's a sweeping statement -- do you apply that to all SN kids, regardless of their disability?  I think it totally depends on the SN, the level of impairment, and a host of other factors.

I have three kids: oldest has no special needs, middle has HFA (totally bright, loves life, is healthy and will do well), youngest has some ASD traits but falls short of a diagnosis, and is as cute and as spunky and wicked smart as can be.

The suggestion that giving birth to a third child when my middle child had ASD was "irresponsible" is offensive beyond belief.

That said, I don't personally think twO carriers of say, Tay Sachs, should produce a child without genetic testing -- but anyone who might have ANY SN kid?  You should definitely walk that one back.
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