What are the chances that my children will have autism?

plainblueyes: What are the chances that my children will have autism?
My fiance and I are planning on having children eventually. In his family, three of the five children have autism. My side is clear. What are the chances of us having a child with autism?

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Answer by JimPettis
Ask a medical specialist. Statistics for the general population will not be valid in your specific case.

Answer by suni
you can never tell through one generation if the baby will be autistic. good luck

Answer by JJ
Autism has a genetic component.
If autism runs in your family, you have an increased risk of having a child with autism.
If you already have one child with autism, you have an increased risk of having another child with autism.
The genes associated with autism are complex — and a genetic inclination toward autism may require an environmental “trigger” to cause symptoms

Answer by [email protected]
Ive heard that its 1 out of 100 avrg

Answer by Mom
It may be worth having you and your husband go in for genetic testing. While they haven’t found the genetic component yet that causes autism, your fiance’s siblings may have Fragile X syndrome, which is a genetic disorder they can track, that can cause autism.

Other than that, its hard to say where they haven’t found the “gene” that causes autism yet… they say it is genetic, and with that many siblings with autism, I’m assuming your chances would be higher than normal, but its really anybody’s guess…..