@chrisgardenuk maybe current definition is suboptimal tho- relatives of autists have a lot of autistic traits too n often get diagnosed via family member assessment... w race ppl inherit varying traits but we still say if your family is X you are X too even if your traits are a bit different
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Reply · Mar 25, 2026@mroe1492 i don't have a blood relative family history. my sister's husband's brother has autism though, and several family friends do.Quote tweet · Mar 6, 2026funny i finally come around to accepting what people have been insisting on here for years- that im autistic- and the very next day, the two childhood…Reply · Sep 8, 2023@Aella_Girl have you done the various online screening tests to see how your traits add up vs ppl w diagnosed autism? imo might be easier to just ask…Reply · Mar 8, 2026@teehmon i feel it would be socially advantageous to be diagnosed because it would remove a source of dissonance but otoh i don't quite know what to…