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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
Autism and Pregnancy Planning
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
Autism and Pregnancy Planning
by tcatrx, Nov 30, 2002 12:00AM
My wife has a brother who is mildly autistic and two other sisters who are not. One of her sisters had a non-autistic daughter while the other had a autistic son. We have been married for almost two years and are now planning on having a baby. What suggestions do you have for us as we plan for having a baby? Is there anything we can do to determine the likelihood of having an autistic baby or reduce the probability?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Dec 01, 2002 12:00AM
, Dec 01, 2002 12:00AM
No, there really is nothing you can do to influence the outcome. But it would make sense to seek some genetic counseling so that, as you go forward, you are doing so with complete information.
