My dad never intentionally abused me, but he was older when he had kids and his parenting was outdated. He would punish me and my big brother by hitting us with objects, just whatever was lying around, like a wooden stick or the wand attachment from a vacuum. My brother got the worst of it, having bruises, because he was the "unruly" kid and the older one and the boy, but I think it was traumatizing for both of us and damaged our relationship with each other and our dad. Both of us turned out pretty psychologically messed up-- even disregarding my AS. I know my dad didn't mean to hurt us though and he's a good person and a good dad to me in every other way, he was just doing what he'd been brought up to think was OK in the 1940's. So I forgive him, but it still upsets me thinking about it...
I wonder if people with AS are more likely to be physically abused by their families?