Radio dad autistic. Undiagnosed. Raised by autistic parent/s. Same as Radio. Both raised with love & parents trying their best. Only difference being decades. Sometimes Radio feel so sad for how dad need live cope. Mental illness same as Radio (is where get from. Used to resent but not anymore.) How much is burnout? How much he not able show around others? Does he have stims that he likes?
Know he has favourite medias. Know special interests (maps, space/astronomy/physics, legend of zelda.) has said to Radio 'do much better talking to crowds than one on one,' 'often say wrong thing. Have to concentrate hard not to speak sometimes.' He makes silly noises that I borrow (pew pew pew). Makes 'in jokes' that are just echolalia he doesn't know ('I'll turn this car around and there'll be no Cape Canaveral for anybody.') Makes up own sayings ('let's make like sheep and leave.') Personification of inanimate objects (when he finishes a play session of Skyrim, he 'has to' walk his character back to his house, take his boots and cloak off and sit down by the fire.)
Apologises for sharing information sometimes ('sorry for mansplaining' <- that's not what that means, dad). Can see him tamp something down, tuck it away, sometimes. Taught Radio all the 'rules.' Invented a fictional character called Captain Subtext, where he would rephrase all his statements or questions to be actually direct when was clear message not get across ('Have the bins been taken out?' -> 'Captain Subtext says could you please take the bins out?')
Feels his feelings so big but has always been very good dad. Radio's mum used to say 'you're just like your dad,' (exasperated fondness) or 'you're just like your dad,' (concern).
he work hard build life is happy in. Radio just sometimes wonder if Knowing would help.
(When Radio first started being more open about being autistic & unmasking, mum said 'is strange because usually someone else in family is autistic.' <- Yes mum, is dad & possibly also you (strong adherence to social rules, strong sense of justice, overwhelmed by visual clutter (overstimulated), averse to 'bad' textures.) Not mention again because not want to push, upset.)