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7 Things I Did As a Kid That Were Related to Undiagnosed Autism

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Identifying childhood signs of autism can explain why you felt the need to control your environment growing up.

Looking back on my school years, I now recognize specific patterns that I did not understand at the time. Whether it was the need to rigidly control my day only to fall apart at home, specific food preferences, or a strict insistence on playing games my way, these were all early indicators. Seeing these same neurodivergent traits in my own children thirty years later has been a major realization.

I am sharing these experiences to help others connect the dots in their own histories. Understanding autism in children through a personal lens can provide clarity on why we struggled with certain expectations. It is not about pathologizing the past, but rather finding a framework to understand our AuDHD experiences and how they shaped who we are today.

Subscribe for weekly neurodivergent lifestyle tips, and let me know in the comments: what childhood behavior do you now recognize as a neurodivergent trait?

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20 Comments

@nopereradicator 13 days ago

Bright lights, too hot or too cold, certain textures of food and fabric, hyper organized, annoyance with vague communication, can’t do things around my neck, certain people with bad energy (this affects my ability to keep a job. It triggers my flight response).

@crowkraehenfrau2604 13 days ago

Self diagnosed as an old woman. Almost everything I thought was an individual quirk turns out to be an autistic trait, probably shared by millions/lol.

@trishg1358 12 days ago

The sound sensitivity isn’t fear-based for me, it’s pain. Some noises that don’t bother other people hurt me 🤷‍♀️

@crowkraehenfrau2604 13 days ago

Autism combined with stress I think can cause bedwetting (for instance school)

@weasleygurl26 8 days ago

Medical professionals dismiss me constantly for everything under the sun. Impossible to get a correct diagnosis for a cold let alone Autism.

@ven_likethediagram 3 days ago

i'm having flashbacks of my wisdom teeth procedure. i'm so sorry about your c-section and being gaslit about your own pain. looking forward to joining your community. thank you for sharing this :) <3

@moniousova 13 days ago

omg the dentist thing explains so much! my whole life of 48 years everybody was always telling me there's no way i could feel it, I must be exagerating and yet it hurt so much I even fainted once.. wow. thanks again, for another awesome video!

@karenswartzlander5411 12 days ago

Your C-section story reminded me of when I asked my husband. “What were they doing when I was screaming?” And he answered, “they were putting your uterus back in.” Oh…that.

@AnnK-r3t 13 days ago

I woke up during a hip replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist told the doctor that I was awake, and the doctor said that it was okay because he was almost finished. He thought I couldn't feel anything but I could.

@jaymartell3397 12 days ago (edited)

I am 58 yr old and so much resonates with me; hand dryers are painful (not scary), i too had to practice smiling b/c I had a toothy grin, just joined a wonderful cycling club but I had to quit because the group ride “dynamics” “rules” were too overwhelming, definitely prefer shorts in winter if temps are more than 30 degrees and the sun is out (also wont go to the beach if it is over 80 degrees (too hot and sweaty), I just was invited to a Friendsgiving dinner and was totally overwhelmed by not knowing what the rules of the dinner were. My dad had to take a nap after work because he was ADHD and totally exhausted by the 9 to 5. Thank you - great video!

@Matsukaze-o3e 13 days ago

definitely with you on the difficulty of having anesthesia. Freezing for dental work takes more shots than is usual, but I've also been completely knocked out by gas that was only supposed to make me relax. I am autistic and have EDS hypermobility.

@gangstabooradley 10 days ago

Also please don't be afraid to make it about race! I recommend your channel because there are so few Black women on yt talking about this topic. Black autistic girls are under-diagnosed and under-supported

@zombie.NATION 13 days ago

Thank you for helping to destigmatize talking about different ways that symptoms/traits might be connected and how they might present in various people.

@gangstabooradley 10 days ago

i was the clumsiest child in the world and now i can catch things falling in my peripheral, so i feel you on training yourself out of it haha

@amylikeswombats 8 days ago

Oh I joke I was hung in a previous life because I hate anything with a neck. Turtlenecks ? Necklaces? Ughhhh. My AuADHD son also hates vacuums, hand dryers, and blenders !

@erinwiley7569 12 days ago

I relate to so much of this. And please share about the school experiences.

@tanyadutton4017 12 days ago

Excellent video, friend! Every single point you talked about we have experienced in our family.

@donnanataliebodden7875 13 days ago (edited)

Darn it! Lost all my commentary. All of that and everything. I taught myself a lot of skills such as playing an instrument, baton twirling, creative writing, perfecting long-hand writing skills, and dancing. I was the only POC in my grammar school classes for several years. I was taunted and harassed on a daily basis. I hardly spoke to anyone and developed deep shame and shyness. I was constantly told by my classmates that I did not look black and that I should change the race on my birth certificate. I also had/have sensitivity to bright lights, sounds, and fabrics. It's always been a struggle for me to sit in a brightly lighted room or open work space. I become very deregulated, disorganized, and reactive. Even though I tested years ahead in reading comprehension, writing, mathematics, history, languages, and civics. I had difficulty in grasping abstract mathematics. I was, and still am, too eager to please and too helpful to try to fit in.

@soyevquirsefron990 11 days ago

My kid was a ring bearer at age 4 maybe and we knew he wasn't going to stand still once he delivered, so I was all set with a new toy to lure him off stage left and then we snuck off and played until it was time for a couple of pictures.

I didn't want to sit through the ceremony either so we were both happier 😂