I have a child with high functioning ASD and I am as well. I started wondering if my parents are. But I am finding it difficult to make a judgment on them. I feel like I don't know them very well. That said, I have diagnosed acquaintances and famous people and I don't know them well either.
My dad is in prison and I really don't know him well. I would like to contact him and ask him somehow. I'm afraid I would offend him though if I asked outright or these weird questions about how he relates to others, etc.
My mother will barely talk to me. She has anxiety and an abusive husband and issues that make her difficult to deal with. My mother and I never really connected. I have to wonder if it's due to us both having ASD.
But the only thing to gain here is satisfying my own curiosity.
Any idea on how I could slyly diagnose without knowing things only they can tell me? Or should I broach the topic? I really don't want to hear my mother's opinion of what is wrong with me. It's more likely that she will dismiss it altogether.
30 Jan 2017, 3:50 pm
