After my diagnoses, i was always wondering "how did it go undiagnosed for this long?" I know my problems werent invisible, no one really questioned the diagnoses, the general agreement was "makes sense" from all my family. BUt there was also no need to seek out a diagnoses in the eyes of my parents.
looking back on old home videos and baby records i did notice some key traits that my parents were concerned about but didnt think it was serious.
Such as towering objects obsesivly, lack of eye contact, vacant expression, inability to play with my cousins, sesnsitivity to noise (screaming and crying at airplanes) not responding to name, easily distracted, insistant on routine, meltdowns in response to routine and the list goes on and on. Heres a video i would like to share with you of my nightly routine of piling clothes in my doorway everynight. I was two.
What are some of your traits that your parents thought were cute or nothing to worry about?
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02 Apr 2017, 11:58 am
My dad said when I was younger, I was wild and aggressive, frequently getting upset over small things (like slight changes in routine) or seemingly no reason at all. Looking back, that might have been meltdowns that nobody could understand. My grandfather thought I wasn't like other kids.
Perhaps this is more ADHD, but I also never sat down to eat, and they had to chase me around the house to spoonfeed me. I could not be contained in a high chair. I was told it was tiring to keep up with me.
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01 Apr 2017, 1:26 am
