hello, mother of autistic 3 year old daughter

[rosie]

:) Hello my name is Rosie
I have a 3 year old autistic daughter, she is also has adhd and has APD, and has had seizures. She also has alot of sensory issues. I am a mother of 4 daughters. I have a 12 year old who has tourettes syndrome, an 8 year old, and my 3 year old who is autistic. I also have a 15 month old who shows some signs of having autism. I have not taken her to get diagnosed.

I just wanted to know if it's possible to have another autistic child in the same family? I know she shows some signs, but am kind of afraid of what happens next. She if active and smiles at times but loves going around in circles, walking up and down for a long period of time. she is not verbal, but does cry loudly when she needs her milk. she likes to pull her hair and bang her head against whatever she can. I am concerned, but she looks so normal. I know I must sound dum, but I just don't want to jump into conclusuions. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas. please let me know.

thanks to everyone

[AutMom]

Yes, it's possible to have more than 1 autistic child in the same family. Have you shared your concerns with a doctor?

[Khaleasmom1]

Hi Rosie,

My name is Brenda. I just joined this group today and saw your post. I am the mother of three children. Khalea is 5 years old and has been diagnosed with Autism & ADHD. I have two younger children. Azhaya and Kazhaya who are twins and three years old. I have heard from my daughter's doctor that if you have one child with autism, your other children have a chance of being autistic too. How high the percentage is I don't know. I actually had the prior daycare provider of one of the twins tell me they thought Kazhaya was Autistic and wanted me to have her evaluated I was not convinced, but I did so with Khalea's regional center and was told I had nothing to worry about at this time.

I would not worry to much. Just keep your eyes open. You have to remember though that your youngest is looking up to your autistic child as a role model. And some of your autistic childs behavior issues will rub off on your youngest. I have this problem at home. I dont believe either of my twins are autistic. However, at times they do some of the same things Khalea does. If you see definite signs then all means get your child evaluated, but keep in mind how your older childs autism may be influencing your youngest even at such a young age.

Brenda