In regards to the first comment. UGL has not hosted such a training, but there was one in the community a few years ago that I went to. The speaker who identified as having Aspergers was very informative. One memorable exercise: He had volunteers pair up and look into each others eyes for a minute or two. It was hard to not laugh. The older lady I was paired up said it made her want to give me a kiss. She didn't. I can see it would be way too intimate for some people to look another person in the eye.
In regards to the second comment, the parents don't have autism, thier young children do. I'm wondering whether epigenitically transferred trauma can increase the likelyhood of a child having ASD.