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Reply to "Do ACEs in parents lead to ASD in children"

I do think there's room to pose a question such as, do ACEs in parents lead to developmental trauma disorder or other complex trauma expressions that overlap with behaviors that would also be associated with autism?  I know from raising a daughter (now young adult) who came from a very traumatized early beginning (significant neglect, malnutrition and abuse) that her behaviors have often been accredited to autism, but she's rarely met diagnostic criteria.  Yet she has ongoing developmental challenges that do fit DTD.  She actually identifies as both right now and asks professionals if she can have both (and gets a wide variety of answers).  She often tells people she has autism simply because that's more widely understood as a neurodiversity than developmental trauma.  But she does speak very passionately about how her early traumas have impacted her and what has helped to build her resilience.

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