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Late diagnosis and childhood memories

Catlover

To those who were diagnosed post 40, thinking back, what are some ‘autistic’ things you can now recall you used to do?

I had a flashback just now, of when I was about 5 at break in school. I used to enjoy observing the grass, and all the different types of plants that grew there. I especially liked clover, and would always try to find one with 4 leaves Rolling eyes I liked the tiny insects as well. Also, I would always imitate sounds (still do, but not quite as often). 

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  • I used to read anything factual such as a encyclopedias and atlases as well as dictionaries.

    I wasn't really interested in stories or fiction. One exception to that was The Narnia Chronicles. I would read those over and over again. I think the idea of stepping through a wardrobe into another world really appealed to me. Even at a young age I knew that I didn't fit into this one.

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  • I used to read anything factual such as a encyclopedias and atlases as well as dictionaries.

    I wasn't really interested in stories or fiction. One exception to that was The Narnia Chronicles. I would read those over and over again. I think the idea of stepping through a wardrobe into another world really appealed to me. Even at a young age I knew that I didn't fit into this one.

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