We have found fathers and grandfathers of children with autism are more likely to be engineers.

In general it's good to give children as wide a choice as possible, and there is no harm in encouraging children to play with 'typical' toys for the opposite sex. But whether they should be trying to change children is a more ethical decision; I think we should be supporting a child's interests, whatever they are.

I suspect that among parents or siblings of a person with autism there are higher rates of talents in systemizing.

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