Older Peoples diagnosis for ASD

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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  • Me and my husband have been speaking about all the family and I used to say he was a lot like his mum the way he wanted things done certain ways and he is quite pig headed with things even he has said this and says when it comes into his head for the past few years he bit his lip so to say and tried to get over it.  My older son we think is affected too though never tested he is 17 now and when he was younger he didnt really speak until 5 and spent about 4 years in a speech and language unit and he has lots of ASD qualitites so were thinking of maybe testing him too.  We are going to visit his mum soon so i was thinking of just leaving some reading material for her to do with my youngest as she has always been involved with my children and she loves them dearly and like you say maybe she will come around if i talk about genes and stuff but not bombard her with it outrightly as like you say she wont listen and accept it.

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  • Me and my husband have been speaking about all the family and I used to say he was a lot like his mum the way he wanted things done certain ways and he is quite pig headed with things even he has said this and says when it comes into his head for the past few years he bit his lip so to say and tried to get over it.  My older son we think is affected too though never tested he is 17 now and when he was younger he didnt really speak until 5 and spent about 4 years in a speech and language unit and he has lots of ASD qualitites so were thinking of maybe testing him too.  We are going to visit his mum soon so i was thinking of just leaving some reading material for her to do with my youngest as she has always been involved with my children and she loves them dearly and like you say maybe she will come around if i talk about genes and stuff but not bombard her with it outrightly as like you say she wont listen and accept it.

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