{"id":13648,"date":"2025-12-09T10:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/?p=13648"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:52:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:52:44","slug":"who-carries-the-autism-gene-mother-or-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/blog\/who-carries-the-autism-gene-mother-or-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Carries the Autism Gene \u2013 Mother or Father?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many parents ask <strong>who carries the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/blog\/neurological-causes-of-autism\/\"><strong>autism gene<\/strong><\/a><strong>, mother or father<\/strong>. The short answer is <strong>both<\/strong>. Autism isn&#8217;t caused by a single gene from just Mom or Dad. In fact, a child\u2019s autism risk comes from a combination of many genes inherited from both parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Genetic Insights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Major genetic influence:<\/strong> ~80% of <a href=\"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/blog\/can-two-autistic-people-have-a-normal-child\/\">autism risk<\/a> comes from genes, which is why autism can run in families.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sibling risk:<\/strong> Having one autistic child means siblings have a higher chance of autism.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paternal link:<\/strong> Autistic siblings share nearly twice as much DNA from their father than their mother.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both parents:<\/strong> Both mom and dad can pass on autism-related genes, and factors during pregnancy (mother\u2019s age, health) can also influence autism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One mom of two autistic boys once asked if she \u201cgave\u201d her kids autism or if it came from their dad. We reassure families that no single parent is at fault \u2013 autism stems from complex genetics on both sides (plus environmental factors). Knowing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.divinestepstherapy.com\/blog\/is-autism-genetic\"><strong>both<\/strong> parents<\/a> can carry autism-related genes often brings some relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Is autism caused by mother or father?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RIn_wP2DIMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding autism\u2019s shared genetic roots can ease guilt. If you have more questions or need guidance, <a href=\"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/\"><strong>Able Stars ABA<\/strong><\/a> is here to help. Our team offers personalized ABA therapy and family support. Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/schedule-now\/\"><strong>call us to book a free consultation<\/strong><\/a> through our website \u2013 we\u2019re ready to help your child shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Sources:<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismparentingmagazine.com\/which-parent-carries-autism-gene\/\"><em>https:\/\/www.autismparentingmagazine.com\/which-parent-carries-autism-gene\/<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many parents ask who carries the autism gene, mother or father. The short answer is both. Autism isn&#8217;t caused by a single gene from just Mom or Dad. In fact, a child\u2019s autism risk comes from a combination of many genes inherited from both parents. Key Genetic Insights: One mom of two autistic boys once&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ablestarsabatest2.bycws.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}