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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    The science and studies I have cited have to do with the genetic heritability of autism. This is relevant to those who have an increased likelihood of having autistic children, because it is helpful for planning ahead in terms of choices, early diagnosis and support, in the context of financial...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    It is not similar in symptoms, however autism is a part of genome research so the comparing of rates isn't a comparison of my invention. As a genetic condition, autism concordance rate is higher than cancer. Here is a TED2014 talk on the topic, by geneticist Wendy Chung, director of clinical...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    The purpose of the study was to establish what percentage of autism risk is genetic. (Answer: 83% to 90%) So far there isn't a way of identifying an individual's specific likelihood of passing on autism, or even other heritable conditions. The best science to date has established that if an...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    It is an educated decision, to consider family history of heritable conditions when planning for children. People who understand their family's medical history are better informed about their own future health, with regards to conditions like cancer, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, and...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    I fixed the links in my earlier post. The study is about ASD in families, which included twin progeny supporting 90% heritability. From the original paper: "The study included 37 570 twin pairs, 2 642 064 full sibling pairs, and 432 281 maternal and 445 531 paternal half-sibling pairs." Here...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    From a replicated study with a sample of two million: "Studies have found that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aggregates in families, and twin studies estimate the proportion of the phenotype variance due to genetic factors (heritability) to be about 90%." Lower-functioning autists have poorer...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    Thanks for the thoughtful responses! Sending him a link to this forum, without comment, is an option. But maybe he really would prefer not to know at all, if he has HFA? I suppose some people are happier never knowing. I lurked so as to decide if I can accept what he can and cannot change about...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    He isn't dating anyone else at the moment. He has tried to get in touch with me and I have ignored him. Having read of how people here were relieved to have a reason for their way of being, I thought that it would be a kindness to inform him, especially because of his own caution about...
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    The children issue: should I tell my ex to test for HFA?

    My ex is undiagnosed. I am not a medical professional. We ended because he had a "shutdown" episode. Why I think he has HFA: we were very close for the year that we dated. He told me many thoughts and difficulties he felt. He calls himself a robot. My best friend (who has family on the...
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