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Photic Sneeze Reflex and Autism?

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I had part  of my autism assessment recently and have been reflecting on some questions about sensory issues.

One question was about any sensitivity to light which I answered no to, but I sometimes will sneeze in bright sunlight. This is called Photic Sneeze Reflex or ACHOO syndrome.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Photic_sneeze_reflex

I don't seem to get it all the time. Sometimes in bright light I will sneeze once or twice. But my dad who we now suspect is autistic will often go into sneezing fits if 5+ sneezes. I believe my sister also has it, but again, not as much as my dad.

I started wondering if it could be related to autism as either a partial cause or effect.

So just wondering if anyone has seen anything relating the two, or if there are others that have similar.

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  • I don’t know if the sneeze reflex is related to autism but I know that a gene has been identified that makes some people susceptible to sneezing in sunlight. I don’t have the gene and sunlight doesn’t make me sneeze.

    One of the ancestry DNA companies lists the sneeze reflex in their add on health report.

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  • I don’t know if the sneeze reflex is related to autism but I know that a gene has been identified that makes some people susceptible to sneezing in sunlight. I don’t have the gene and sunlight doesn’t make me sneeze.

    One of the ancestry DNA companies lists the sneeze reflex in their add on health report.

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