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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH has some characteristics of HFA, but I knew and recognized those signs while we were dating. Poor eye contact if stressed, adherence to routine, depth of knowledge in subjects of interest, etc. Fast forward, and our son has an ASD Level 1 diagnosis. No surprise.

I just don’t understand the wives who seem surprised to learn of DH’s autism. They must have been ignoring the signs because I’m 100% sure the signs were there. [/quote]

New poster here, thank you!  So many posts focusing on a poor executive functioning skills when autism is really a social communication disorder.  If these men really had HFA they would’ve noticed on the first date- lack of eye contact, talking about narrow interests, carrying themselves a little awkwardly, etc.  While autism is a spectrum, males are going to have hardships with social communication.  You aren’t going to realize it after you have a family with the guy and realize his executive functioning skills are poor.[/quote]

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