If it happens, it happens. It's your child, and when it comes down to it you end up willing to do whatever it takes to help them succeed. If your child developed normally, all seemed clear, then all of a sudden regressed and lost skills- would you love them any less? More than likely not. Autism can be a challenge, Aspergers or "classic" or what have you. I have a "moderate" form because I can speak but I'm disabled by it. However, I still graduated high school and I'm working on college. I have a partner of almost 3 years and a small handful of close friends. It didn't come easy, I didn't have support. No one knew that I had autism, so it made it harder. If you do have a child and they do have Aspergers or Autism or anything at all, you do the best you can because they're your child. It's not like picking a dog where you can choose the breed and temperament and train-ability. You generally can't choose what you give or don't give to your children... You can have 2 autistic parents and have your child be NT, or have two "NT" parents and come out with a severely autistic child. We don't know enough about the genetic side to autism to really understand the rates. We do know it is very likely hereditary in nature.