Mental Disabillity in the family

[InLove7]

My husband has an uncle with a mental disabillity and he is concerned that when we have a baby it will have a higher chance to have a disabillity also. But his uncle is the only one with a disabillity in his or my family that we know of. His Grandmother claims that he lost air and that is the reason for his disabillity, however my husband thinks it is "clearly" untrue. Should we get genetic testing befor we concieve?

[InLove7]

Thanks, thats great to hear. I did a OPK today and it was positive, I should either be or getting ready to O! Fingers crossed!

[Mariana101]

Go for it!
Now they blame cerebral palsy to trauma during delivery and pregnancy so it's not genetic.

[InLove7]

So my Husband talked to his Grandmother and His Uncle Has cerebral palsy. As far as I know it is NOT genetic. So we should be ok?

[InLove7]

Thank you Kricket, we will talk to one just to be sure. :-)

[Kricket212]

I would just talk to a genetics counselr.....I am sure you will be ok though.

[InLove7]

My thoughts exactly. Thank you! :-)

[Super_sally888]

It could have been a birth trauma.
One person in all your known relatives doesn't strike me as a problem.  I personally wouldn't give it a second thought.

[InLove7]

Im not sure what it is called. It is not Autism though.

[nshapland]

If it's something like autism, there is no genetic test for it.  Do you know what kind of mental disability it is?