Do you have an autistic sibling?

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I just read an interesting article about how siblings of autistic children often exhibit some traits themselves whether on the spectrum or not. While I'm on the much milder side, my brother is severely autistic. He's about to turn...20 (can't believe it) and hes still in grade school. He has a hard time communicating...like with forming sentences, but hes a smart kid. Unfortunately, he won't ever be able to live on his own entirely. There has to be strict adherence to the routine with him or things go crazy real fast. It can be difficult at times, but I love him very much.

Just curious how many WP members also have an autistic sibling?

My old brother is very quiet and a thick shell is just not getting out of.

my Aunt (same dad as my mom bot different mother) has severe autism. only mimics words she hears cant fed her self and needs someone by her side to help her do anything.

I have two brothers actually.

The youngest is sixteen, he's pretty high functioning. His special interest tends to be legos and he has a wild lego imagination to go with it.

The second youngest and the middle child is 18, and I suspect he's on the spectrum as well.

And then there is me born and diagnosed with aspergers.

I do not. My only biological sibling is actually my half-sister. My father seems autistic (from memory - haven't seen him in ages), but she has a different father than I do. She and I share ADHD however, and she seems to be bipolar.

I have AS and my identical twin brother is an NT. We don't know why.

Yes.

Thankfully yes

He's not diagnosed by I think my younger brother has (he's 18 now) and my dad too

I do not have an aspie sibling, but I'm pretty sure my mother has some sort of ASD.

I'm pretty sure that my sister is NT, but she has a lot of aspie-like traits. She tends to obsess over things, and once she sets her mind on something, she never gives up. She has a Disney obsession, which could qualify as a special interest. She was a little behind in her social development; not as bad as me, but a few years behind her peers.

I have two brothers. One of them is also autistic. One of them may have a few traits. The one who is autistic is by conventional standards far milder than me, despite my not subscribing to those standards. (I don't think it's possible to rate the mildness or severity of an autistic person very easily because there are so many different traits.)

I have one sibling, and she is an NT. She does have a few AS traits, probably picked up from my mom (who most likely has undiagnosed AS) and me. For example, she speaks and writes formally, is hesitant about socializing, and avoids group events. But she is definitely not on the spectrum herself.

My sister I think has AS. She has nearly every symptom. However, we'll never know as she seems to not want to go to a therapist for no reason other than not wanting to be seen as crazy.

My brother is very, very autistic despite being high-functioning. He's dyslexic, has ADHD, thinks very narrowly, has no imagination, follows a strict schedule and really can't handle change. He used to be a great guy, but then he just got worse and worse, now to the point where we can barely stand him. He speaks 'evasively', which he'll deflect anything he does wrong onto others to make himself feel better. Twisting people's words is not uncommon with him as well. He's pretty immature.

My other sister is completely neurotypical. Completely.

All three have their faults, but I love them all the same. Even if my brother pisses me off all the time.

everybody in my family has some traits at least. me and my older brother are the most aspie, though.

No, but it seems that I'm the autistic sibling.

My brother has been diagnosed with mild autism. He doesn't talk much.