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What were you like as a child?

Pigtail

I'm curious to know what you were like as a child and whether a lot of us were similar in the way we acted. I know a lot of py were diagnosed a lot later, my diagnosis was early on but I'm still curious to know what you were like.

As a child I used to hate hugs and being touched. I used to scream and scream if my parents hugged me and I hated having to hold their hands when out walking.

I bit everything and everyone. I used to bite my parents, other people, myself, chair and table legs and my toys. I was eventually given soft chew toys to bite to protect my teeth.

I was sensitive to the sun and bright lights. If I went out and it was sunny I used to close my eyes and cover them with my hands. I also didn't like the flashing lights on Christmas trees and would do the same thing if I saw them.

I used to organise and stack my toys as neatly as I could. My mum said my room was the most organised and tidy room in the house.

I didn't make eye contact and I avoided other children if I could.

And that's what I was like as a child apparently. I was diagnosed at 4 yrs of age.

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  • For me, my memories weren’t quite the accurate picture of myself as I thought. It turns out, from the perspective of others, that I was very quiet and shy. I always stood and watched interactions, long before joining in on them. I always used to get upset if I was ever made to make a thank you phone call for presents from relatives. My use of formal language from a young age was interesting, as was my fascination with all things miniature and detailed. I would collect and display all the great examples of miniature things that I could find. My interests were described as ‘quirks’ and I used to try and eat everything. Except for dairy based things, they always made me sick due to a dislike of tastes, smell and textures. But it would include non edible things too. I was diagnosed in my 30s, but it wasn’t really looked into as a child- typical of the time I suppose.

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  • For me, my memories weren’t quite the accurate picture of myself as I thought. It turns out, from the perspective of others, that I was very quiet and shy. I always stood and watched interactions, long before joining in on them. I always used to get upset if I was ever made to make a thank you phone call for presents from relatives. My use of formal language from a young age was interesting, as was my fascination with all things miniature and detailed. I would collect and display all the great examples of miniature things that I could find. My interests were described as ‘quirks’ and I used to try and eat everything. Except for dairy based things, they always made me sick due to a dislike of tastes, smell and textures. But it would include non edible things too. I was diagnosed in my 30s, but it wasn’t really looked into as a child- typical of the time I suppose.

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