Probably or no?

[brownwood]

How can I know if my daughter will develop aspergers disorder since I am married to a man who has this disability?

[BryansMom]

My husband has a family history of medical issues, my sister is manic depressive and bi-polar, while I do not have any mental issues that I am aware of (friends and family may say otherwise...hehe)...my oldest boy has Asperger's and High Functioning Autism, my youngest boy has ADHD, and my daughter hasn't a diagnosis of anything but being cute. So, family history of mental illness is not a definite factor to whether or not your child will have a disorder. It may increase the odds, but not definite.

Autism, including Asperger's Syndrome, has not be defined as having a definite source. Some medical professionals claim autism is environmental, others psychological, others say it is caused by childhood immunizations, others say the preservatives in our food, and there are a hundred other theories. No one knows where it comes from, how we get it, why certain children get it and others don't, why it is more prevelant in boys than girls, why it has such a huge spectrum, and, most importantly, how to cure it.

I wish you the best of luck, but let me reassure you, if your daughter does get diagnosed with ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, it isn't the end of the world...it's being granted into a whole new World which only special people are granted entrance.

Your friend,
Mariann