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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just looked it up for myself. Genetics and parental age play the largest role.

1. Having a close family member with autism.
2. Being an older parent. 
3. Having a boy vs having a girl. Boys are 4 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism.
4. Preterm birth.
5. Comorbidities, such as fragile X, Rhett's, tuberous sclerosis.[/quote]

I have a kid ( girl ) with Autism and it gets very weary reading about how frightened people are having kids with Autism.  People with Autism are just regular people who see the world differently than us.  They are not monsters.
Perhaps we had number 1 but, I was only 30 when I had her, and she was born on time and she is a girl. Girls have Autism too but, can socially mask it better than boys.  I don't have number 5.

Please don't worry about Autism!  The people with Autism that had trouble being successful in the past was because we had no therapies for them.  Heck, most people didn't even call it that.[/quote]

This isn't the best advice.

Not everyone has high functioning autism or issues that can be helped with therapy.

Autism isn't all rainbows and unicorns.[/quote]

+1 This poster does a disservice to the conversation with her cheery “don’t worry about autism!” All that is missing is the smiley face. I have a DD diagnosed in her teens. It is hard for her. Yes, she is is twice exceptional, she most likely will go to college and is very high functioning. But it is heart breaking to see her struggle with friendships. She is anxious and depressed and that is due to her autism. Things will ALWAYS be harder for her than a neurotypical child.[/quote]

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