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Older Peoples diagnosis for ASD

tracygirlyy

Hi all, I have a son who has just been diagnosed with an ASD luckily i have lots of help within my school and getting lots of info we were also offered the genes test but as we are out of the UK this is hard to do at the moment so will do later, has anyone had this test and gave any answers?  The reason I am asking is me and my husband think his mum maybe on the spectrum she is in her 60's.  A lot of family have fallen out with her as if things dont go her way she throws a fit and stops talking to anyone, then expects everyone to speak a few weeks later no questions asked.  She always says rude things out and about and doesnt bat an eyelid, my husband says when he was younger christmas was always cancelled and holdiays as something would go wrong and she would throw a fit, I know it sounds random but it answers a lot of questions along the years, she also remembers dates to the t and also talking to her daughter after my sons diagnosis she actually bought it up before i did she hasnt spoken to her mum for years after a falling out.  How would I bring something like this up to her to see if she would see someone should i leave some reading material next time i am home with reference to my sons diagnosis and see how it goes?  would be grateful for any info as this would provide lots of answers for family who currently dont talk to her.

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    Your situation sounds very like my own family. I have an aunt and a couple of uncles who I think are on the spectrum. They won't speak to each other as they won't apologise and they will say things that they shouldn't!

    Do you think your husband is somewhere on the spectrum too? This seems quite likely in the crcumstances.

    I have tried to suggest to the aunt that she is affected but she is so pig headed that she won't listen and accept it. One of the uncles is much less affcted but is much more accepting that he might be on the spectrum too.

    I would recommend that you discuss your son's diagnosis, and your husbands likely diagnosis?, in her presence and say how this makes a positive difference to your lives. If she can be exposed to a positive image of the condition then she may be able to speculate whether she also is affected. I wouldn't suggest it directly to het but allow her to come to a realisation.

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    Your situation sounds very like my own family. I have an aunt and a couple of uncles who I think are on the spectrum. They won't speak to each other as they won't apologise and they will say things that they shouldn't!

    Do you think your husband is somewhere on the spectrum too? This seems quite likely in the crcumstances.

    I have tried to suggest to the aunt that she is affected but she is so pig headed that she won't listen and accept it. One of the uncles is much less affcted but is much more accepting that he might be on the spectrum too.

    I would recommend that you discuss your son's diagnosis, and your husbands likely diagnosis?, in her presence and say how this makes a positive difference to your lives. If she can be exposed to a positive image of the condition then she may be able to speculate whether she also is affected. I wouldn't suggest it directly to het but allow her to come to a realisation.

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