• BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    It did, it just only got noticed in people who are intellectually disabled. That’s the only kid I knew with autism growing up in the 80s who got diagnosed.

    The son of a family friend obviously has Asperger’s, he’s a few years older than me, and his parents did have him tested back then and were told nothing was wrong, but I don’t think they had that knowledge back then. He will ask me for a Coke Zero every ten minutes like clockwork when he comes over, polish it off and ask for another.

    • slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org
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      1 day ago

      When i was in 4th grade 31 years ago my teacher knew something was up and advised my mom to get me tested. The “test” was absolute garbage and i “passed” i was so happy. In hindsight i just wished that i got an ADHD diagnosis early