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What were you like as a baby?

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(Alright, so I'm not one to start a new thread, but figured I'd give it a try.)

Just out of personal interest and curiosity: what were you like as babies? Did you show any ASD signs?

Because supposedly I didn't really, as far as I can find out now (I'm 44). Except for being not much of a happy baby or child and often restless and never wanting to go asleep. I apparently always wanted to stay up with the grown-ups. And apparently I was talking at a very young age.

I know as a four year old (and all throughout primary school too) they wanted to keep me to stay back in the same class for another year, because I was too childish, not because of developmental reasons.

I have a bit of a personal interest as I've got a 14-month old here that is very peculiar and specific about certain things (light needs to stay on in the hallway at night, very much into her books, wrapped up in her own world). She is reaching her milestones, but way ahead on speech.

Would like to hear about any signs you showed as a young child.

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  • I was also way ahead on speech. My mum said that I had a vocabulary of about 100 words by the time I was a year old. Also way ahead with reading. I could read a small paperback by the time I started school at 5, although some of that may be due to having an English teacher father who enjoyed teaching me to read.

    With the benefit of hindsight (I was diagnosed as an adult), there are plenty of photos of me as a little girl "hiding behind my hair", a stim which I still do now. I have definitely been hypersensitive to smell for as long as I can remember. Not an overly fussy eater (my sister was far worse) but I objected to quite a few foods on the basis of texture alone. I recall being told quite often to "look at me when I'm talking to you", which suggests my eye contact might not have been that good. 

    Reaching milestones on time doesn't necessarily mean that your suspicions are unfounded. As far as I am aware, I met all of mine (some early). I have Asperger's by the way. Also there seems to be some evidence that ASD runs in families. There are definitely some other ASD folk in mine!

  • in reply to moggsy

    It's interesting what you say about eye contact. I was always told to 'stop ignoring' people abd start listening. For as long as I can remember I never understood that eye contact thing and hated it.

    I scored high on all senses and thought P.E. was the worst with those horrible accoustics or teamplay things.

    I'd say her chances of being on the spectrum are probably >90% but that's fine with us. 

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    Former Member in reply to Blank

    I don't know why, but looking in people's eye's for more than a short period of time makes me feel uncomfortable.  I remind myself to do it, but I prefer to look off into the distance somewhere.

  • in reply to Former Member

    I can but it has to be very deliberate. And only for a short talk. When the other person is four meters or more away it is no problem. But sitting at a table and talking one-on-one is really difficuRelaxedt. I always end up looking at something on the wall on the upper left of the other person. Very tiring Relaxed️

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