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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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  • I share a lot of what you mentioned. Obviously still not diagnosed yet but that’s hopefully 10 months from now. 

    Always feel like I struggled to find certain words when pressured.

    Made up my own words and used to call people with made up names (I still make up words sometimes)

    Sensitive to smells most others find nice, mainly air fresheners, hairspray, scented candles, diffusers and those stick things hanging out of pots.

    Always chewed my skin around my nails and inside my mouth (still do)

    Always struggled to settle to sleep.

    very fussy with food and texture although have massively turned this around after my mid 20’s. Still have a strange relationship with food though. 

    Used to collect toy cars, toy soldiers and motorcycle stickers. 

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  • I share a lot of what you mentioned. Obviously still not diagnosed yet but that’s hopefully 10 months from now. 

    Always feel like I struggled to find certain words when pressured.

    Made up my own words and used to call people with made up names (I still make up words sometimes)

    Sensitive to smells most others find nice, mainly air fresheners, hairspray, scented candles, diffusers and those stick things hanging out of pots.

    Always chewed my skin around my nails and inside my mouth (still do)

    Always struggled to settle to sleep.

    very fussy with food and texture although have massively turned this around after my mid 20’s. Still have a strange relationship with food though. 

    Used to collect toy cars, toy soldiers and motorcycle stickers. 

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