There certainly could be the genetic predisposition you wonder about. Bipolar is associated with drug and alcohol use and also with risk of OCPD which is correlated with autism. Drug and alcohol use are also associated with the a1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor gene and I wonder how it fits in. There appears to be an association betw…
There certainly could be the genetic predisposition you wonder about. Bipolar is associated with drug and alcohol use and also with risk of OCPD which is correlated with autism. Drug and alcohol use are also associated with the a1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor gene and I wonder how it fits in. There appears to be an association between autism and homosexuality in males and there is a tendency for male homosexuals to be the youngest brother or to have older brothers, although male homosexuality appears to be associated with stress at the end of the first trimester. Sometimes even in identical twin boys, one brother will be homosexual whereas the other is not. Infection with viruses such as influenz during pregnancy has been linked to schizophrenia and there may be a link between schizophrenia and bipolar. It's all very complex and still not well understood.
My 3 other children are fine, above average intelligence though our youngest adopted son has ADHD & mild dyslexia. He is a math whiz and a gifted athlete. We know for a fact his birth mom abused drugs and alcohol when pregnant with him. Both our adopted kids are doing extremely well given their traumatic start in life.
There certainly could be the genetic predisposition you wonder about. Bipolar is associated with drug and alcohol use and also with risk of OCPD which is correlated with autism. Drug and alcohol use are also associated with the a1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor gene and I wonder how it fits in. There appears to be an association between autism and homosexuality in males and there is a tendency for male homosexuals to be the youngest brother or to have older brothers, although male homosexuality appears to be associated with stress at the end of the first trimester. Sometimes even in identical twin boys, one brother will be homosexual whereas the other is not. Infection with viruses such as influenz during pregnancy has been linked to schizophrenia and there may be a link between schizophrenia and bipolar. It's all very complex and still not well understood.
My 3 other children are fine, above average intelligence though our youngest adopted son has ADHD & mild dyslexia. He is a math whiz and a gifted athlete. We know for a fact his birth mom abused drugs and alcohol when pregnant with him. Both our adopted kids are doing extremely well given their traumatic start in life.
That is good to hear Chelie. You are doing a very fine thing helping these disadvantaged kids to have a normal life!