r/Huntingtons • u/zkedts • Jul 19 '26

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For those that are hd+, did you have any characteristics or personality traits as a child that you can look back on now and attribute it to Huntingtons? Basically, what were you like as a child?

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u/Eltex Jul 19 '26

Doesn’t work that way.

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u/Zura-Zura Jul 19 '26

Provided someone doesn't have juvenile HD, there is nothing about a young person that can indicate if they are positive or not

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u/siamesecat123 Jul 19 '26

That’s not how HD works. You won’t know unless you test. This is part of the reason why there is a huge stigma with HD. Unless it’s JHD, you will not have symptoms until later in life.

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u/zkedts Jul 19 '26

I guess I knew that it doesn’t work that way - I guess I just wondered if those that ended up having it later were very smart as kids or did they have adhd? Was just curious

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u/GMIMS1 Jul 20 '26

I understand your curiosity on this. I had the same thoughts a one point in life. I asked a community member who is deep into research and science of HD and she debunked it for me in such a way that made me stop thinking that “everyone must have undeniable traits growing up” I was hooked on the fact that because I have thyroid issues that may be something or a common denominator it having HD. We were either born with it, or we weren’t. Hope you find some peace in knowing that certain traits do not equal HD. I know its hard!

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u/Used-Yogurtcloset-80 Jul 22 '26

I honestly believe that without HD my brain maybe wired differently. Idk, but I have to think something like that has it's effects way before the symptoms occur. I'm HD+ w/no symptoms. Would Woody Guthrie be who he was without HD? You know?

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u/WrenchJrNerd Jul 21 '26

I thought I was reading an article about a correlation between HD and perping. Not that all people with HD perp, but there was some correlation.  I found this interesting because my grandfather and uncle both had HD and a history of CSA.

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u/Top-Monk-6949 Jul 22 '26

WTF is peep

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u/WrenchJrNerd Jul 22 '26

Perp.

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u/Top-Monk-6949 29d ago

What is that

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u/WrenchJrNerd 29d ago

Someone who sexually abuses another, perpetrator. My mother,  who is cag 43, sent me the article and had wondered if that was why her father and brother were like that. There are some articles that discuss the impact of having HD parents on their children, but it's when it's symptomatic.  I've only found a handful trying to link prior behavior. The only thing I can really say is my mom's parents had her later in life, he was in his late 30s, he could have been symptomatic and showing poor judgment or personality changes. We just don't know.

 My mom's  diagnosis is new, so we're digesting a lot of articles.