Which of your parents do you believe is/was/might be/could have been autistic?

My dad has obvious sensory issues and intense interests, and does have meltdowns. He has an OCD diagnosis. He doesn't seem to have autistic issues with socialising though, but nor is he socially normal either. He's definitely got something going on, but I don't know what. It could fit BPD quite well. I have often wondered if he could be on the spectrum.

One of my aunts (mother's sister) I suspect might have autism. She lived a solitary life, never married, had very intense and restrictive interests which she wouldn't shut up about. She would talk someone's ear off about something like ornithology, oblivious to the signs that nobody is interested. She collected stamps and other things, and catalogued stuff and loved showing it to people and explaining it all.

I'm basing this off memories though so who knows, she could have just been a quirky person. But it seems like her mind worked similarly to mine. I got on very well with her as a kid.

My dad has obvious sensory issues and intense interests, and does have meltdowns. He has an OCD diagnosis. He doesn't seem to have autistic issues with socialising though, but nor is he socially normal either. He's definitely got something going on, but I don't know what. It could fit BPD quite well. I have often wondered if he could be on the spectrum.

One of my aunts (mother's sister) I suspect might have autism. She lived a solitary life, never married, had very intense and restrictive interests which she wouldn't shut up about. She would talk someone's ear off about something like ornithology, oblivious to the signs that nobody is interested. She collected stamps and other things, and catalogued stuff and loved showing it to people and explaining it all.

I'm basing this off memories though so who knows, she could have just been a quirky person. But it seems like her mind worked similarly to mine. I got on very well with her as a kid.