Have you ever been NT in your life?

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I was NT for 52 years, simply because I wasn't diagnosed, and for much of my life there was no such thing as Asperger's. As far as ever being truly NT, no. I was just diagnosed as being mildly epileptic when I was about 3 years old, and after that I was just considered weird.

Taken to specialists when I was 2 because I showed no interest in walking or speaking. The parent-figures thought I was mentally handicapped. The specialists examined me and said "there is nothing wrong physically nor mentally; she will walk and talk when she wants to".

At 3 I simply got up and walked, never crawled.
At 3 I did begin to speak and spoke in whole sentences, fluently.
At 4 I mainly taught myself to read (a little help from an aunt with difficult words)

These phenomenons are amongst the many early indicators of ASDs well cited in the literature. Was I ever NT? Nope, not this kid.

I believe I always had it, but it was not noticeable until I reached my pre-teen years. I made lots of friends in grade school and was very popular, but I always remember being a little different from everyone else. I think it is because maybe children who are younger are more accepting of quirks and just want to have fun. I think the problem comes in when Aspies realize they are not developing the same as the other kids and this really hits home going into middle school and high school.

I do realize that my Aspie traits make me more inquisitive and I definitely feel smarter than the average person.

So, basically, I think that we develop similarly when we are children but as we grow older, more differences begin to show. I wouldn't trade being Aspie for the world! I think the way I am now is much better than what I would have become had I been an NT. I'm no expert- but this is just my two cents.

Heaven forfend I should ever sink to the level of a filthy allistic.