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My father was autistic. Engineer, member of Mensa, socially awkward, uncomfortable with physical affection, but an incredible man nonetheless.

All of my siblings and I show various traits of autism. We hyper-focus, are not fond of large crowds, prefer logic over emotion, and are not lovey-dovey. It has not stopped any of us from being successful. Among my siblings and I, we have an engineer, a CPA, two Vice Presidents, and a business owner with a growing singing career on the side.

Two of my 3 children, my sister’s two children, and two of my brother’s children are autistic. One is a doctor, another engineer, and four that are still young and in school.

There are varying degrees of autism. High functioning autistics like myself easily pass as normal. Autistic people tend to see things in black and white, will implement efficiencies, require very little supervision, and recognize threats to a company long before others see it.

Just don’t expect us to remember your birthday. Honestly, we don’t care about that kind of stuff.