Published on 12, July, 2020
my dad had a learning disability which was diagnosed. He passed away at the age of 57. His two brothers have epilepsy, one of them even told me he thinks he has autism but never sought the diagnosis because he feels like he "wants to get jobs on his own merits". He doesn't want support.
Anyway, my dads mum also had a diagnosed learning disability.
I have a strong feeling they had autism event though it wasn't diagnosed.
I've found an article with a quite recent study on the influence of genes.
This is a quote:
'Autism is highly heritable: It is estimated at least 50% of genetic risk is predicted by common genetic variation and another 15-20% is due to spontaneous mutations or predictable inheritance patterns. The remaining genetic risk is yet to be determined'.
and here is the link:
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/new-genetic-clues-uncovered-largest-study-families-with
'Autism is highly heritable
Yes, I think so!
I believe my father was autistic, his father too, my brother, and 3 of his children.
It's just more likely to be diagnosed now.