Is autism hereditary?

Autism is a disease that is more common in childhood, and the incidence rate of male children is higher than that of female children. It will cause children to have speech and developmental disorders, making it impossible for children to have normal interpersonal relationships, and their personal interests are also very narrow. According to surveys, most patients will have mental retardation. So is autism hereditary? Is autism hereditary?

First, is autism hereditary? Is autism hereditary? A person's health or illness is largely related to the genes of his parents. However, when it comes to specific diseases, the responsibilities of the parents' genes are not the same. Past studies have revealed that many diseases are related to the mother's genes. For example, the older the mother is (over 35 years old), the greater the chance of gene mutation, and the greater the possibility that her children will suffer from Down syndrome (congenital idiocy). However, past studies have paid less attention to some diseases related to paternal genes. Statistics show that one in every 88 children suffers from autism, and the incidence of autism in boys is more than five times that of girls. So, is this disease, which mainly affects boys, related to maternal or paternal inheritance? Now, research has found that diseases such as autism are mainly related to paternal inheritance.

Second, different autistic children have different symptoms, which are manifested in three aspects: speech communication disorders, such as delayed language development, some children cannot speak until they are 3 years old; weak ability to understand language. Interpersonal interaction disorders, such as lack of eye contact with others, not taking the initiative to interact with others; being immersed in what you are doing and not having any response to the outside world. Stereotyped behaviors, such as being obsessed with a certain way of doing things, refusing to change, and repeating them over and over again; if forced to change, they will cry or scream, etc.