it is known to be hereditary but you wont know until your child is pre school age anyway. it is more likely to run with males aswell. i don't think any of this is proven

Hi there

Aspergers is another name for autism, and the cause of autism has been isolated.
A Florida researcher and his co-workers and colleagues have identified a milk protein, casomorphin, as the probable cause of attention deficit disorder and autism. They found Beta-casomorphin-7 in high concentrations in the blood and urine of patients with either schizophrenia or autism.

The main protein in cow's milk is casein. This protein breaks down in the intestine to produce a peptide casomorphine, an opiate. Another researcher found that casomorphin could cause or aggravate the symptoms of Aspergers or Autism.
Another researcher wrote; "The quantities of these compounds, as found in the urine, are much too large to be of central nervous system origin.
The quantities are such that they can only have been derived from the incomplete breakdown of certain foods."
Allergies causes incomplete breakdown of foods.
And dairy is the most allergenic substance in the human diet.
No other animal suckles from its mother after infancy
Ban dairy from your house!
Your husband should not be wetnursed by a cow anymore, Surely not at his age.
'Hereditary' simply means that we are making the same mistakes as our parents did.
DNA of which genes are made are simple blueprints of how a cell should be, like a plan of the house you are about to build. The quality of the house depends on the Material used to build it, not the plan. Carrying a baby while drinking cowsmilk could have a negative affect on the fetus.

Zinc is an essential nutrient for the brain function. Perhaps your husband would benefit from a zinc supplement.

Good luck

Kinetico

Hello,
I am a Mental Health Nurse so i am interested in Autism but do not know the facts of Autism and Genetics.

However..

Both my brother and sister have Autism. They share the same mum and dad. I do not have Autism and have a different dad. Yet, my brother and sister's dad has another child, with another women, who is not Autistic. Therefore it could just be two vulnerable genes mixed together?

My Grandfather had Asperger's; so did my Father, now I have the most severe Asperger's out of the lot.

It's extremely hereditary in my family. However, in others, I do not know.

Hmmm, I think this is a very complicated question. In general terms, as I understand it, Asperger's and Autism are not hereditary in themselves, but the likelihood of developing these conditions are. As I understand it, they are very complicated conditions that seem to have different triggers in developing the disease for different people. As such, I would highly recommend, that since you know there is a chance of being hereditarily predisposed to developing either of these conditions, it would be in your child's best interest to do whatever you can to avoid triggers. Some known triggers are caesin, gluten, certain vaccines, artifical sugars, certain chemicals in food, etc... It would also be in your husband's best interest to avoid triggers as well as they not only trigger the condition but are known to aggrivate the condition and make it worse. You need to do research on the internet. Read as much as you can. I think you will be surprised to learn that there are things you can do to help your baby.