• DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I figured out I was on the spectrum in my late 20’s. A few years later we learned that my young nephew was diagnosed with it as well.

    I’m now realizing that about half of my aunts and uncles on my mother’s side tend to be quirky loners. My sister herself (autistic nephew’s mother) has some serious personality quirks of her own that could be attributed to being in the spectrum.

    Knowing that genetics can increase the probability of being on the spectrum, I’m starting to wonder if I’m the only one to suspect how widespread it could be in the family. I don’t know what to do with that information.