Jul 21 2008
More on the Genetics of Autism
I’ve been thinking about the latest research that parents who tend to be ’socially aloof’ are more likely to have autistic children. This was how the conversation with my husband went when I first mentioned the findings:
“So they’re saying now that aloof parents are more likely to have autistic kids.”
“Isn’t that just like what they used to say about parents? I don’t think anyone can say we’re not affectionate toward our kids.”
“Uh…I think they meant aloof toward other people.”
“Oh. Well, then yeah that would be us.”
Reading the linked article, I saw an exact replica of myself. My husband’s a little more outgoing, but does sometimes struggle socially. I tend to be very introverted. We both have instances of being very repetitive and I can be a bit on the obsessive side. Being that I’m past the self-blame stage, all I can do is be somewhat amused. Nothing we can do to change it now, and honestly, I wouldn’t if I could.
