tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341867504130063290.post7372402856790859103..comments2023-05-31T12:41:43.703+01:00Comments on Life, kids and genealogy.: My Grandfather, could he have been Autistic too?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16065710698011030657noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341867504130063290.post-29974111245414594122011-03-30T22:58:22.890+01:002011-03-30T22:58:22.890+01:00Thank you both for the comments. Think it was the ...Thank you both for the comments. Think it was the bit about him being able to play chess in his head that got me, C was able to play chess from a very young age, only took him an hour to pick it up..and yes it is fascinating xSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065710698011030657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341867504130063290.post-64041563114883373592011-03-30T19:50:44.146+01:002011-03-30T19:50:44.146+01:00Very interesting post. Oddly enough, my mum has a...Very interesting post. Oddly enough, my mum has admitted to me that she thinks her father (my grandfather) was autistic. Everybody used to talk about his odd ways for years: how he would never communicate in social situations, how he would avoid going anywhere, his bursts of aggression and attempts to control things. Yet he was also very clever in maths and an almost obsessive reader. Its fascinating isn't it?Welcome!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07758516334730930643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341867504130063290.post-63634143814444364192011-03-29T14:29:37.936+01:002011-03-29T14:29:37.936+01:00Maybe a little ADHD? We ADHD-ers can get obsessed...Maybe a little ADHD? We ADHD-ers can get obsessed and hyperfocus on random things like Aspergers folks do. Awesome to find this info out though from someone who knew him! I do a little genealogy myself and would love to have something like this. <3Kimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171784344909892237noreply@blogger.com