Me too, actually. My late brother was autisic, and obviously so; enough that he got diagnosed in early childhood in the mid 1970s. He was a classic savant autist and a gifted musician. But given that ND tends to run in families, I wonder about myself too. I think maybe a little but not significantly. Same for my father. I’ve done a few self-tests and they usually come out a bit borderline.
This kind of post always makes me question how typical I really am.
Me too, actually. My late brother was autisic, and obviously so; enough that he got diagnosed in early childhood in the mid 1970s. He was a classic savant autist and a gifted musician. But given that ND tends to run in families, I wonder about myself too. I think maybe a little but not significantly. Same for my father. I’ve done a few self-tests and they usually come out a bit borderline.
I’m probably in the same boat, more or less different enough to not really fit in well with either cohort.
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