Geniuses & Autism?

It has been speculated that both Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were mildly autistic.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2988647.stm

Apparently, mild autism is often linked to enhanced abilities in such things as mathematics, computer science, and physics. It has also been observed that families that have many members that were physicists or mathematicians have a higher risk of having children born into them with autism.

In my personal experience, I noticed that the people that were at the top of the class in the physics and math classes I took in college often showed signs of being mildly autistic, (social ineptitude, etc).

Recently, experts have found a major increase in autism in the population. Those findings have been disputed, but the most recent studies indicate that it true.

http://www.webmd.com/brain/Autism/news/20050307/study-childhood-rise-in-autism-cases-real

Does it seem odd to any of you that we would be seeing an increase in autism at a time when the technological level of our society would make mildly autistic people especially useful to society?

Need Autism info!!?

My son was born with syndactyly…or mitten hand. Where the 4 fingers on each of his hand are webbed. Do you think he is at greater risk for autism, what are your thoughts about the MMR vaccination and autism? Do you think i should seperate the shots as a precaution? Parents w/ children w/ autism what do you thinkthe cause is? What do the doctors say? What, if anything would you of done different, with the vaccinations? I am so confused, my mom is making me think my son will get autism………

What are some signs of autism in infants, for people who have an autistic child?

We are concerned about our son and have been researching it, but havent found anything specifically about toddlers behaviors. Mainly just yournger children.
I meant toddler. Sorry.

If most all children are vaccinated, is it really worth the risk for parents to vaccinate their children ?

Please read before you answer. With Autism Allegories asthma, ADD ADHD and many other childhood aliments at epidemic levels most with unknown or yet to be defined causes, why would anyone want take the risk of these vaccinations for childhood diseases that were a rite of passage for past generation building natural immunity? Please don’t tell me you’re required to have them to get into school. There are forms parents can fill out to opt out of this forced medical care, IV’E DONE IT and my kids 21 & 25 never got sick or had an ear infection, no allegories no asthma no ADD or ADHD. Is it really worth the risk with so much damage being caused by unknown causes? There is no smoking gun but there is one common denominator most all children are vaccinated? Drug companies have the CDC in their pocket and thrilled about all the life time business they appear to be generating
There’s no worse feeling for a parent intending to protect their children but harm them permanently.

Is the risk of autism consistently found in children of older fathers?

Another study has come out showing that fathers over 33 have a greater risk of having a high functioning autistic child. Why is the public not warned after so many studies say the same thing?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/health/3109313/Father-age-link-to-autism-in-children.html

http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/4/316 The abstract of the study

What are the signs of aspergers autism?

im 22, and i’ve just starting dating this guy he’s 22, he told me he has aspergers autism..what are the signs? do they talk funny? rock left and right, someone that knows please explain clearly for me thanks

what are the risks of having a child with autism undiagnosed?

I have a daughter that I am unsure of. If she has it, it is only a mild form. I heard that sometimes they can grow out of it and am wondering if maybe I should wait to get it diagnosed. If there is no cure for it I would like for her to learn to deal with the way she is instead of having an excuse to fall back on. I hope this doesnt sound harsh and you get what I am meaning.
She has speech problems
she stims (?) alot (makes noises )
lack of eye contact (getting better)
she has a twin they are 4 years old and it is getting to the point that you can notice a difference but it is not all the time. She has got better at a lot of things in the past 6 mo. She has started preschool and being around other children I believed has helped. She doesn’t have problems interacting with them like some autistic children do. Please give me your thoughts if you have experience in this field or have children with autism. I just recently realized what autism actually was and would like feedback
obviously, I care about her or I wouldn’t be asking this question. My child is far from abused. She is taking speech classes at an early intervention school also. Are they allowed to discuss if they think she has autism? I heard they were not allowed to voice their opinions.

My wife and I are having our expecting our first child, how real are the flu shot dangers of "autism"?

Our doctor told my wife at the last meeting that she’s recommending all of her patients to get both the regular flu shot and the H1N1 shots. I’m very concerned about the risk of autism associated with those shots, any links and information would be very much appreciated.

What are signs of autism in adults?

My brother has been troubled by mental illness most of his life, but has never been diagnosed with one specific disorder, besides depression. As I learn more about autism, if would seem that he suffered from it as a child and left untreated (which certainly could have led to the depression). What are signs of autism in adults and how do they differ from those in children?

Risks of Autism to unborn child when family members are on the Autistic sprectrum?

I am interested if anybody knows if a child would pose a risk to autism if the maternal side is free of any learning difficulty and the fathers side has Autism in two members on a mild level with dyspraxia and dyslexia? Is Autism more likely acquired then genetic with the controversial MMR? I am intrested and until I speak to Doctor,would be interested to know a little more