Are You Autistic, Too?

There is a strong genetic link in autism. I suspect multiple people in my family are diagnosable with autism (more than the three that openly embrace the diagnosis). But it wasn’t until the younger generation began to be diagnosed, and then treated, that (some of) my generation began to be more honest about our own autistic traits. I’m not saying that every autistic child has a parent with autism, but if your child is diagnosed with autism, you might begin to…