ancusmitis
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Oh, scads of family members, trust me, but none of them are diagnosed, and they certainly didn't know about it as childrenI'm surprised there aren't more of you with an ASD family member.
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Oh, scads of family members, trust me, but none of them are diagnosed, and they certainly didn't know about it as childrenI'm surprised there aren't more of you with an ASD family member.
Am I in the minority having an obvious ASD family line?
I'm surprised there aren't more of you with an ASD family member. I can trace it through my family from my grandmother, through to my father, to me and then to my son. I think it helps my son that I can relate to him and also help him to understand the world around him because of my experiences. Am I in the minority having an obvious ASD family line?
Look for support groups in your area. I have two near me.
I don't have anyone to talk to about my ASD. My parents and sister are NT. The only Aspie family members I have, I almost never see because of distance in travel. No one asks me, so I feel like I can't tell them. They have shut me down on the subject. No one really cares that I have Aspergers. All they want is for me to accept the NT world, never going to happen with me, but I like NTs anyway.
That's really sad. I can't understand how any parent wouldn't be interested when it is such a big part of their child's life. It's so important to talk about difficulties and ways to cope and work around them.
Are there groups near you where you could meet other Aspie people? It's nice to be able to share experiences and not to feel like the different one all the time.