Adora
Well-Known Member
I didn’t know I was on the spectrum until I was 31 but thinking back there were some signs,I was and still am a toe walker and even asked my psychologist if that can be a sign of being on the spectrum and she said yes,my family use to think it was funny that I walked on my toes and my grandmother use to call me her ballerina,i also was a wanderer and I use to walk out of my kindergarten class a few times and when I was a toddler I escaped out from the backyard with my Labrador at the time and walked as far as to the primary school near me,I also always had my interests especially in collecting and while a girl who likes my little pony and barbie may not seem out of the ordinary it was and still is a big interest of mine and also when I was around twelve my dad had a big talk to me about how I shouldn’t let other people know that I still like dolls,I have always been considered shy and had eye contact issues for years and also struggled with the feeling of being different from my peers but I couldn’t figure out what it was,another thing came to mind was when I was a kid I couldn’t stand the flash of the camera and use to cry when the flash went off,but sadly I went years not knowing why the other kids thought I was weird and also I didn’t seem to like the same stuff they did or why I didn’t care about being trendy or liking something because it was considered “cool” but I have gone over the thought about what if I knew earlier that I was on the spectrum would it have helped or considering that I was getting severely bullied and also getting abused at home would that information have made my life a lot worse?,I guess maybe finding out later was a blessing in disguise because I might of not at that time be able to accept it as I can now and that it was for the best I didn’t know until later.
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