Do you have other relatives on the spectrum?

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Half of my kids and half of my parents (and half of my parents' kids).

Nephew has diagnosed Autism, and is LFA.

My nephew was recently diagnosed with HFA.
My father had schizophrenia but my sister suggests he was probably AS as well.

I suspect several maternal relatives, going back a few generations. I don't suspect any paternal relatives, but I do have paternal relatives who have been diagnosed with ADHD and ADHD-PI.

I wouldn't be surprised if ASDs (or at least touches of them) are spattered throughout my mom's non-touchy (no one says "I love you", etc.), blunt-talking, and, in some members, depression-affected family. On a similar(?) note, we have LOTS of confirmed dyslexics, from my dad and sister to multiple cousins.

I am as-yet undiagnosed, but I have a close relative who may also be on the spectrum. Personality-wise, he's a younger version of me in many respects.

Well, one of my brothers has dyslexia and severe learning difficulties- plus, he has problems with fine motor skills...He has a lot of autistic traits and my mum said he seemed autistic when he was a child, so I'm not sure. My nan (my father's mother) seems like a textbook-case Aspie; enjoys solitude; she was never married and told me she only wanted a child,and no life partner, plus she lives has been living alone for goodness knows how many years. She's been misunderstood by everyone that knows her to be "rude" and "bluntly honest", never taking other's feelings into account when remarking about something. She has strict routines- and like me, she doesn't like people coming around unexpectedly; we always have to call first. She always has collected ornamental figurines and fridge magnets- she got once had a meltdown when they got broken; let me just go as far as saying that "I was educated 'first hand' on the concept of corporal punishment".

Also, my half-brother on my father's side has an ADHD diagnosis, but he has so many Aspie traits that have lead me to believe he was misdiagnosed; he makes no eye contact, he monologues about his special interest- aeroplanes and collectable models, he doesn't express his emotions 'conventionally' and appears to have no interest in anyone that doesn't share his interests- luckily, I share a few! He also seems to have some problems with authority; he recently got expelled from his school.

There are probably others in my family- or there at least will be: my my two year old nephew seems to show a lot of traits- one day his mum found him lining up grapes in a straight line...but I'm still the only one with a formal diagnosis.

I chose the first option. There is a good chance my mother has some form of autism as well, she even said herself that she suspected it when she heard about autism lots of years ago but didn't go into detail as she had the common prejudice of "the autist who is unable to do anything and is isolated from the world". Now she is reading a book I gave to her and it seems to remind her of herself.