I’m not sure when I first started to think that I may have autism. It was something I pieced together over time, little things jumping out at me as I recognized myself in others.
I’m an early childhood educator, so I spent a lot of time learning about autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, etc. And over the years I’ve worked with many children on the spectrum in various positions such as support staff and teacher.
I started seeing myself in the case studies for school projects, I could relate to the children in my care. There was a little voice inside my head telling me to look into this further, but there was a bigger voice in my head that told me that I was being overdramatic and it was silly for me to even consider the idea.
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