Also anecdotal.  I have a daughter with Aspergers (just diagnosed, so I&#x27;m new to this).<p>My wife and I are both Dutch&#x2F;Friesian, but I am reasonably certain we are not related.
I am a programmer (with dyslexia), my wife is an artist.
Both our fathers are technical with degrees&#x2F;jobs in electronics.  Her father has numerous patents in aerospace.  
My wife&#x27;s mother has manic depression.
Most of my cousins are dyslexic, one is autistic, a few have Aspergers children as well.<p>I think I&#x27;ve created the perfect storm to have a child in the autism spectrum.