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Signs of autism in your childhood

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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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  • This isn't childhood, but somehow it still fits (I think?)

    I got salmonella once in Barcelona. I had all the usual stuff of not being taken seriously (even by my wife - girlfriend at the time) because it doesn't 'show'. I don't look like I'm suffering enough. I had to endure coming back to the UK despite wanting to crawl into a hole to die. To try to avoid unpleasantness - let's just say that I was rushed to hospital several days later with lots of blood coming from where it shouldn't.

    (an aside: If you ever end up in hospital, I'd recommend it be something contagious and dangerous, as I was in isolation which was relative bliss compared to other hospital stays)

    A few days later when I was starting to recover, the consultant gave me a 'poo chart' which I was instructed to fill in with all my bowel movements and details.

    A few days after that, when he looked over it with my then-girlfriend present, they both were laughing their heads off. The consultant says to me - you are very thorough, aren't you?!

    While, I did see the funny side, I still felt aggrieved - I wasn't obsessed with my bodily functions like they were implying, I was just following the instructions as I'd been given! I didn't care about my movements, I was following doctor's orders!

    It still winds me up (and also makes me laugh at the same time) to think about it.

    Rant over - to the only people who would understand this sad but comical episode of my life.

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  • This isn't childhood, but somehow it still fits (I think?)

    I got salmonella once in Barcelona. I had all the usual stuff of not being taken seriously (even by my wife - girlfriend at the time) because it doesn't 'show'. I don't look like I'm suffering enough. I had to endure coming back to the UK despite wanting to crawl into a hole to die. To try to avoid unpleasantness - let's just say that I was rushed to hospital several days later with lots of blood coming from where it shouldn't.

    (an aside: If you ever end up in hospital, I'd recommend it be something contagious and dangerous, as I was in isolation which was relative bliss compared to other hospital stays)

    A few days later when I was starting to recover, the consultant gave me a 'poo chart' which I was instructed to fill in with all my bowel movements and details.

    A few days after that, when he looked over it with my then-girlfriend present, they both were laughing their heads off. The consultant says to me - you are very thorough, aren't you?!

    While, I did see the funny side, I still felt aggrieved - I wasn't obsessed with my bodily functions like they were implying, I was just following the instructions as I'd been given! I didn't care about my movements, I was following doctor's orders!

    It still winds me up (and also makes me laugh at the same time) to think about it.

    Rant over - to the only people who would understand this sad but comical episode of my life.

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