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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The biggest risk factor by far is genetics.  It's just that up until very recently, a lot of high functioning autism and ADHD cases went undiagnosed because the person was relatively successful in life.  Then, these people with undiagnosed autism and ADHD in their families have kids who end up getting diagnosed, and it seems like it comes from out of the blue even though it doesn't.

If you had asked me 20 years ago, I would have said DH and I have no family history.  To me, an autistic person was someone like Rain Man.  Well, surprise... turns out DH's and my quirky family members' traits are actually autism traits.  We have a child with severe ADHD and a learning disability, plus autism like tendencies (but no autism diagnosis).  After having done a ton of research on the topic (as a result of trying to help DS, now in his late teens) it's pretty clear that one of DH's siblings along with their child probably has undiagnosed high functioning autism, possibly OCD.  It's also clear that DH has undiagnosed ADHD and the same learning disability as DS.  [b]Also, all of these conditions (autism, ADHD, OCD, things like anxiety, etc.) are related genetically.  [/b]

Sure, random gene mutations that are not hereditary are possible, environmental toxins are possible, etc., but I'd guess these are a minority of cases.  For example, lead poisoning can cause ADHD, brain trauma due to an accident can cause ADHD... but most kids diagnosed with ADHD did not get it these ways.  Instead, it was in their genes.  [/quote]

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