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Signs of autism in your childhood

Deleted User

Before I sign off to do something sensible, I've been thinking about this a lot recently.

It's particularly pertinent for us late diagnosed.

There are a lot of things I remember, so here are just some.

Stuttering?

Pica.

'Habits' including nail, cuticle and lip eating (which I still do).

Very limited foods eaten.

Very sensitive to smells, tastes, textures and sounds (I was putting cotton wool in my ears as a child).

Collecting where I could (we were poor) - the collection I remember loving was little cars.

How about you?

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  • in reply to Deleted User
    Unknown said:
    Stuttering - yes

    I put a question mark on stuttering as I'm not sure whether it is a sign.

    My assessor asked about speech delay as a child but I couldn't remember - so I told him about stuttering.

    I wonder if it is related.

    I know that I couldn't get a word in edgeways in my house and I think that was partly the reason I found it hard to talk.

    When I was relaxed though and with my 'chosen' friend I could talk the hind legs off a donkey.

    I am much quieter now.

Children
  • in reply to Deleted User

    I had some speech delay. Till 3 I didn’t speak at all and very little bubbling. Suddenly at around age 3 started talking with full sentences. Some sort of anomaly, might be related to autism I think. And I didn’t like being hugged as a baby and toddler. Still not accepting hugs just like that. Only very few people in my family have a right to hug me.