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Possible Autism?

I was born in 1952 and although Autism and ADHD has been around forever it was never labelled in my day. People just said those children were NAUGHTY.


...So I now have a grandson who has been diagnosed with Autism and ADHD and my granddaughter is in the long process of being assessed. I also have come to believe my daughter, their mother has Autism as well.


I have got too much history to write down here but my life got so bad I felt like I didn't have one, that my daughter owned it. I couldn't handle that life anymore I needed to distance myself from her. And so I moved away. Now I have to live without my grandchildren and my daughter as I gave up my tenancy. I'm with my partner and we are happy together but there is a huge void in my life without my little family.


I am not without fault and I'm sure I'm on the spectrum somewhere and that's possibly why I up and left because I couldn't stand it anymore...


Created By on 23/01/2024

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