My question is, how probable it is for 3 generations to be autistic?
I've always been more similar to my dad in terms of personality, especially the "autistic" traits. After several sessions with my therapist talking about my family/parents, she also said that it's very likely he's autistic too, however she obviously wasn't able to diagnose him without a proper evaluation. I've spent quiet a while thinking about it (thanks for overthinking every single thing, brain) and remembered how I've heard several people use our surname as an adjective when talking about some of our traits. In particular, being stubborn, being bad/harsh with people (i.e always talking as it is), liking monotonous work, fixating on things, fixating on being on time/having a routine or a plan, feeling anxious about a sudden change in plans, etc. And while I am the only diagnosed one, I'm also the one with the worst symptoms. So I'm curious to know about the genetics of autism and if it's just a coincidence?
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My question is, how probable it is for 3 generations to be autistic?
I've always been more similar to my dad in terms of personality, especially the "autistic" traits. After several sessions with my therapist talking about my family/parents, she also said that it's very likely he's autistic too, however she obviously wasn't able to diagnose him without a proper evaluation. I've spent quiet a while thinking about it (thanks for overthinking every single thing, brain) and remembered how I've heard several people use our surname as an adjective when talking about some of our traits. In particular, being stubborn, being bad/harsh with people (i.e always talking as it is), liking monotonous work, fixating on things, fixating on being on time/having a routine or a plan, feeling anxious about a sudden change in plans, etc. And while I am the only diagnosed one, I'm also the one with the worst symptoms. So I'm curious to know about the genetics of autism and if it's just a coincidence?
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