The Whittaker family, which is seen as the most intertwined family in America, has communication problems due to their diseases that have been passed down from generation to generation. Family members battling poverty and health issues get along by grunting and barking. Physicians investigating the disease of this family, who also had problems due to the change in their appearance, saw that the family included quite a lot of consanguineous marriages.
Among his family members, Danny Ray Whittaker communicates privately through a series of grunts and barks. There is speculation that Ray suffers from nonverbal autism.
FAMILY MARRIAGE CAN CAUSE VARIOUS DISEASES
From the National Rehabilitation Education Council, Dr. Alex Prayson wrote in a 2015 article that marriage between close relatives increases a person’s risk of inheriting autism-causing DNA. Dr. “Both autism and congenital disorders can have similar abnormalities in brain structure and/or function,” Prayson said.
CAN UNDERSTAND QUESTIONS
“The brain scans of these two children show differences in the shape and structure of the brain compared to the neurotypical or normal brain found in children. Ray may not be able to speak, but has shown evidence in the past that he can understand questions.”
Ray responded to the interviewer’s questions by grunting, barking, nodding, and pointing. For example, when Ray is asked what he eats, he shows the interviewer his sandwich. His late brother Freddy grunts when asked and points to his grave next to the house. It is unclear whether Ray received an official diagnosis for this condition.
THEY DO NOT REMEMBER INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
It was revealed in Laita’s video that the family did not know that their genetic problems were caused by inbreeding. They also couldn’t remember much about their parents or other family members.