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Not quite sure how nobody noticed

MaybeNotWhoKnows

MaybeNotWhoKnows

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You know that one kid? of course you do, most of you were that kid I'm sure. The one that is not quite "normal", and knows it, and everybody else knows too. something is wrong with you and having to deal with that on top of how scary and confusing the world is can be too much for a little kid.

I love kids and I have always been great with them, I was a preschool teacher until I realized it was too stressful, now I'm looking into being a special education aide, hoping to work with autistic kids.

That was me. Hello my name is Stephanie. I am 26 years old. Currently self-diagnosed (a fairly recent revelation), but absolutely certain, I just have no resources to get evaluated. Looking back on my childhood, it mystifies me that nobody said "hey, somethings not right here" all the sounds, the stimming, the apparent inability to speak fluently with people my own age, the age inappropriate "tantrums"(read- meltdowns). I finally confronted my mom about it, told her what was going on, and after she did her research she came to me and apologized for not seeing it sooner.

So yeah that's me, hi. I look forward to meeting all of you
 
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Welcome. You are absolutely right. We were all “that” kid.

It’s good that your mom accepts it now. Too many people on this site have parents who refuse to believe their diagnosis.

A lot of parents missed an autism diagnosis 20ish years ago. Mine certainly did. Autism was less understood when we were kids. Hopefully now that your mom knows she can be a resource.
 
Its amazing but people and even mental health professionals are still pretty clueless about HF autism. Special ed is a good field choice.
 
MaybeNotWhoKnows said:
You know that one kid? of course you do, most of you were that kid I'm sure. The one that is not quite "normal", and knows it, and everybody else knows too. something is wrong with you and having to deal with that on top of how scary and confusing the world is can be too much for a little kid.

I love kids and I have always been great with them, I was a preschool teacher until I realized it was too stressful, now I'm looking into being a special education aide, hoping to work with autistic kids.

That was me. Hello my name is Stephanie. I am 26 years old. Currently self-diagnosed (a fairly recent revelation), but absolutely certain, I just have no resources to get evaluated. Looking back on my childhood, it mystifies me that nobody said "hey, somethings not right here" all the sounds, the stimming, the apparent inability to speak fluently with people my own age, the age inappropriate "tantrums"(read- meltdowns). I finally confronted my mom about it, told her what was going on, and after she did her research she came to me and apologized for not seeing it sooner.

So yeah that's me, hi. I look forward to meeting all of you
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Lovely goal there, hopefully the aspies and autistic kids you'll tutor'll find you a comfort. Goodness knows how many of us would've appreciated someone like you when they were younger. Anyways, welcome to the site, and I hope you find your time here fun~.
 
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