how to approach possibly PDD parents?

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I've been suspecting Mom of having social issues like mine and Dad of having auditory processing problems like my brother's for years now. Would it be prudent to tell them of my suspicions, and if so, how would I go about doing it?

I guess Mom's otherwise about as NT as a trapped housewife can be (straight out of The Feminine Mystique - thank [insert higher power here] I found that book before I went completely dysfunctional!) Dad doesn't have problems at work except when he speaks too loud at otherwise-quiet meetings. This was seen as "habitual voice projection", which is an asset when he goes to meetings, but never otherwise. He also does not experience some emotions (no sadness, ever! this might be stereotypically masculine, but he just doesn't experience it at all, which isn't stereotypically maculine, exactly...)

I would probably leave it alone if they seem generally happy. If they are older there is sometimes not much to gain but it can be hard on the ego for people to consider themselves as having a disorder.