Do you have a family member or friend on the spectrum?

[Dillon]

I have something to share. I have a brother who is a twin that is on the spectrum. He’s not an aspie but instead has a more severe form of autism. He can communicate but not in ways he can express himself in words but can do it through facial expressions. In others words he’s non verbal at times but can talk when he feels like it. He is not independent such as can’t tie his own shoes, can’t take a shower himself, can’t cook food
(except microwaveable food).
Knowing he may have to live my mom the rest of his life I feel like it’s best that way.

There are positives to him though. He can be so detail oriented such as making his own schedule in advance and knowing what he wants to do at what day and time. He also knows exactly where everything goes and knows if an object has been moved by a few inches. He uses the computer
a lot in fact he knows how to fix one to some degree and will know what may be wrong with it.

I just wanted to share this cause it’s intresting to see how we are both on the spectrum but came out differently. We were both pre mature at birth
(3 months early). We are identified as fraternal twins I mean people can tell since he’s taller than me.

This is the recent pic of us from a few months ago. He does not like pics taken often at all.

 

[Mia]

Have a younger sister who is also autistic Dillon. She was less verbal than I was early on, I looked after her when she was a toddler and taught her to speak as well as the alphabet. Helped her learn some social skills as well. She is independent and works and lives on her own. We look quite similar to one another.

 

[Dillon]

Have a younger sister who is also autistic Dillon. She was less verbal than I was early on, I looked after her when she was a toddler and taught her to speak as well as the alphabet. Helped her learn social skills as well. She is independent and autonomous and works and lives on her own. We look quite similar to one another.

That’s nice!
I can say me and my brother are kind of close in a way as in I look after him and he looks after me kind of deal. Totally different interests such as me liking fishing and going to college and working while my brother is good at being himself and likes the muppets and listens to The Beatles People think he can’t understand some things but he’ll prove them wrong.

 

[Mr Allen]

Not Aspie, but I do have a very distant Cousin who's Schizophrenic.

 

[Streetwise]

I have something to share. I have a brother who is a twin that is on the spectrum. He’s not an aspie but instead has a more severe form of autism. He can communicate but not in ways he can express himself in words but can do it through facial expressions. In others words he’s non verbal at times but can talk when he feels like it. He is not independent such as can’t tie his own shoes, can’t take a shower himself, can’t cook food
(except microwaveable food).
Knowing he may have to live my mom the rest of his life I feel like it’s best that way.

There are positives to him though. He can be so detail oriented such as making his own schedule in advance and knowing what he wants to do at what day and time. He also knows exactly where everything goes and knows if an object has been moved by a few inches. He uses the computer
a lot in fact he knows how to fix one to some degree and will know what may be wrong with it.

I just wanted to share this cause it’s intresting to see how we are both on the spectrum but came out differently. We were both pre mature at birth
(3 months early). We are identified as fraternal twins I mean people can tell since he’s taller than me.

This is the recent pic of us from a few months ago. He does not like pics taken often at all.

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I think my sister is definitely neuro diverse but she's probably never been diagnosed either

 

[Adora]

I have a older brother who is autistic and I am also his carer,they thought he was brain damaged when he was born but later on it was discovered he was autistic and a councillor confirmed that he definitely has autistic traits,then when I was 31 I discovered that I am on the spectrum and I was completely missed for many years.

 

[Thinx]

My sister is not diagnosed but very similar level of autistic traits to me, bit more reclusive, and some would say cleverer. Unfairly. Tee hee no rivalry there... Others think we are similar to look at but we don't. Certainly in size and build we are similar admittedly. We were glad to find out about high autistic traits and Aspergers as we understand ourselves better through knowing about this, only in our fifties though, as undiagnosed women started to be recognised and written about.

 

[SplendidSnail]

I definitely see traits in multiple family members, but I'm the only one who's diagnosed.

 

[clg114]

My youngest son is a Aspie and he is the one who is most like me. Our very large family sees us both as being a little different.