Yes, luckily I still had all mine from the 1970s. Lots of comments in there about not mixing and not relating to other children, difficulties concentrating (probably when in shut down). Mentioned the spelling over and over again consistent with my dyslexia diagnosis.
I still had my teenage diaries too, which was pretty informative.
Thanks for that. I think I have still got some school reports from my years in secondary school. I was assessed by school/medical professionals and considered to be on the spectrum as a young child but I don't think there is a paper trail I'll be able to find on that as it was 27/28 years ago. Either way no formal diagnosis was made back then.
In terms of the school reports I've read the common themes were....'needs to put their hand up more and ask for help' 'needs to contribute more to class discussion/group discussion' 'lacks confidence'.
Thankfully there should still be computer/paper records of my time under a local mental health team when I was treated for severe depression and social anxiety disorder. Which I now increasingly feel was caused by living undiagnosed with autism. I can't be certain of that but to go through CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy...I'll put it just incase) and medication and yet still feel that I'm struggling and somethings not right shows that potentially the treatment wasn't going to work long term and there is something more underlying.
Thanks for that. I think I have still got some school reports from my years in secondary school. I was assessed by school/medical professionals and considered to be on the spectrum as a young child but I don't think there is a paper trail I'll be able to find on that as it was 27/28 years ago. Either way no formal diagnosis was made back then.
In terms of the school reports I've read the common themes were....'needs to put their hand up more and ask for help' 'needs to contribute more to class discussion/group discussion' 'lacks confidence'.
Thankfully there should still be computer/paper records of my time under a local mental health team when I was treated for severe depression and social anxiety disorder. Which I now increasingly feel was caused by living undiagnosed with autism. I can't be certain of that but to go through CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy...I'll put it just incase) and medication and yet still feel that I'm struggling and somethings not right shows that potentially the treatment wasn't going to work long term and there is something more underlying.
