Hello. Are there any people here who were born in the 70s and 80s, always different, now diagnosed with high-functioning autism? Like me?

I'm almost 50 years old, and I've always felt I was different. Even in preschool, at the age of three, I felt it clearly. But it wasn't a problem for me. I functioned very well. I asked my mother why the children at preschool were different from me. She didn't understand my questions. So I decided she was different too. As if it were natural that most people are different from me, although I don't know why. But I never wanted to be like those others, even at three or four years old. In a sense, I felt they were a separate species, even though they looked the same. To simplify a bit – like a dog and a cat. Both species, in a simplified description, have the same physical characteristics: fur, four legs, a tail, ears... But they're different species. And that's normal. That's how I felt in preschool. After that, it was different.

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  • Born in the 80s and school was tough all the way.

    Teachers thought I had learning difficulties but never told me. Got pushed out of middle school, passed a hard exam for a convent school that’s now closed, then ended up in a special needs school where I was bullied.

    Work was hard, homework due next day, singled out for stuff like changing for PE at lunch. French before History meant all my notes came out in French.

    College was maths, English, ICT, plus tasters like first aid and tourism, then an ICT foundation. Had 3 years entitlement, only did 2, then no support.

    Did Prince’s Trust and a training college after, living away from home for the first time. Still got bullied by a tutor 

    Old training college is a retirement village now.

    First school turned into social housing 

    Middle school retirement housing and affordable housing. 

    *Main thing I missed was proper support to do what I actually wanted.*

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  • Born in the 80s and school was tough all the way.

    Teachers thought I had learning difficulties but never told me. Got pushed out of middle school, passed a hard exam for a convent school that’s now closed, then ended up in a special needs school where I was bullied.

    Work was hard, homework due next day, singled out for stuff like changing for PE at lunch. French before History meant all my notes came out in French.

    College was maths, English, ICT, plus tasters like first aid and tourism, then an ICT foundation. Had 3 years entitlement, only did 2, then no support.

    Did Prince’s Trust and a training college after, living away from home for the first time. Still got bullied by a tutor 

    Old training college is a retirement village now.

    First school turned into social housing 

    Middle school retirement housing and affordable housing. 

    *Main thing I missed was proper support to do what I actually wanted.*

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