Has your family rejected you because of your autism?

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My mother and sister rejected me. I was their scapegoat. Autism had nothing to do with it. My mom also had *me* apologize for bad stuff she, my sister and others did. (Thankfully I recall a good babysitter, and an ok one.) I took an online Emotional Abuse test related to my mom and it came up as Severe - I'll cut her some slack and say it was moderate to severe. She was happy when I was dx'd Bipolar II (see, it's YOUR problem). Unlike your mother, my mom got help for herself and has made tons of progress. She can now somewhat apologize for her poor behavior and has apologized for past poor behavior (when SHE brings it up, I still can't). I am sorry your mother didn't do that at all (narcissism?).

I am in my late 40s and just considering that I am Aspie-like --- my sister agrees and my mom is reluctantly open to the idea. At this point it's for me to respect myself and then they'll have to respect me, as I am starting to reject or dismiss poor treatment. Watch out!

i was for a bit in a care-family, but for not wanting to circlecuddle or whatever fishy thing that was, i needed to live in the basement, the fosterfather had it in for (against) me from then, i could get along alright with the 'fostermother', who was artstudent with that father and only few years older than me, the f was vicedirector of the art-uni, once brought home a foreign prof and i was situated in a barely safe situation
oh well, that fosterparent threw me out for 'not opening up' whatever that meant in the seventies

Are you saying you were asked to apologize for your "reaction" to what they did? Or are you saying that in your case it was even worse, as in you didn't react at all yet had to apologize anyway?

What does "circlecuddle" mean?

And were you in a basement in a literal sense or in a figurative sense?

No, none of them care. My sister is far more troubled than I am, though she was the successful one when we were children.