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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand how two people on the spectrum or ADD or known abnormal genetic markers think, hey, let’s procreate. Advancements in genetic testing uncovers new findings every year and added. People should automatically get genetic testing done well before considering pregnancy. [/quote]The majority of people with ADHD or autism have perfectly normal genetic testing. The people have children now were 80s and 90s kids and I can assure you are Boomer parents didn’t care to get us diagnosed so people are procreating who don’t realize they are neurodivergent until their children are diagnosed.[/quote]

Also, and most importantly, these are not reasons to not have children. There’s nothing wrong with neurodivergence. In fact, these are the people who’ve given us some of the greatest creations and discoveries in our history.  Get rid of neurodivergence, and you’re also going to lower the average IQ, too.[/quote]

Heaven forbid. Think about the IQs. Do you know how insane this thinking is? I bet parents of neurodivergent kids beg to differ. If they can prevent it, they would. If two adults with known ADD and/or Autism or a known familial genetic anomaly chose to do nothing, it’s child abuse. [/quote]

And you would be wrong.  I have ADHD. So does DH. I had a diagnosis when we had kids— but only because I fell apart in grad school when the demands got to be too much and had an excellent MD. We had kids 20 years ago and genetics of ADHD wasn’t really common knowledge. DH was diagnosed because DS was for the exact same behaviors DH has/had.  We are both high functioning professionals. We only caught DD in ES because we did know the genetics and watched for it. Otherwise it probably would have been mid to late HS.

We didn’t get to decide “not to procreate”. And ADHD isn’t screening for Huntingtons. It’s complex and shows up a lot of possible places. We don’t know how to screen out ADHD or Autism. It would have been choosing not to have kids. Bright, funny, creative, musical, empathic, amazing kids who have brought us so much joy. And yes, sometimes, challenges. But it’s not like neurotypical kids don’t get knocked up or have drug abuse issues or fail classes or become flaming a@@holes.  No one is faulted a perfect kid.  And there much worse problems than needing extended time to take math tests. Speaking of which, I’m assuming alcohol is should never reproduce?  Also genetic.

Because we have ADHD, we had good insight into how to support and treat our kids.  We weren’t the Boomer solve it with a belt parents.  We supported them, the way any good parents supports their kids when they have challenges and they are thriving. And good people. The world will be a bit better because they were born.

Your premise is deeply offensive.  I’m trying to skip the eugenics thing and give you the benefits of the doubt.  But you act like ADHD is this horrible thing. And it just isn’t. I’ve seen some many great, smart, kind, talented HFA and ADHD kids grow up to become amazing adults with great jobs and families of their own.  Who are not and never were a burden on their parents or society.

And since we can’t effectively screen for ADHD and ASD, you really need to rethink the “let’s sterilize people with ADHD” posture.  As I said, deeply offensive. [/quote]

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