genetic component?

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I can see loads of aspie behaviors in the memories i have of my father, and now my oldest son, who is 18. Are we guilty of modeling behavior, or is there a real possibilty that it does run in the family? Very worried about my 9 month old son having to go through the pain!

It is absolutly genetic. In 4 consecutive generations there is at least one diagnosable individual in my family.

I am the only Aspie in my family, and I come from a very large family. They are all neurotypical.

It runs in a strong line through my family.

My mother may be an undiagnosed Aspie, and we have lived in close proximity most of our lives. I am aware of behavior and ideas that I have picked up from her but also behavior and ideas that she has picked up from me. Some days I feel it's all genetic and some days I feel it's all mutual modeling.

yes. it's genetic.
it runs in my family, my father, brother, youngest niece and me. i ran into another aspie and he told me his father had asperger syndrome too.
that doesn't necessarily mean your baby son has it. at nine months it might be too early to tell, and even if he is he can still have a good and happy life.
do you even have reason to believe he has it, aside from the fact that it runs in the family? does he have problems remembering faces, for instance?

I am diagnosed with Aspergers, my mom very likely has it, more then one of my cousins may have it... so yeah it runs in familys

I have AS, my dad has PDD-NOS, my grandmother on his side has AS. I think it's genetic.

knowing the physical similarity between myself and my brother who is also on the spectrum I have no doubt of the genetic component of it.... seriously we're about as close to identical twins as a brother and sister can get only he's half a foot taller

I believe one parent and three of my siblings are AS.