Hi! In this video, I share 35 of my childhood autistic traits. Please like this video, leave a comment and subscribe if you'd like to follow me on this journey :)

Timestamps:
04:30 Staring at flames/electronic bedside clock
05:50 Different experience of hunger/low interoception
07:20 'Gifted', 'wise for my age', innately good in school
10:20 Strong sense of wonder/excitement
12:00 Stimming, nervous tics & OCD tendencies
15:20 Flexibility/hypermobility
16:34 Sensitive skin
17:45 Painfully shy (except when talking about my interests)
21:05 Unusual attention span/hyperfixations
22:55 Behavioural issues
25:40 Constant daydreaming
27:20 Asking people to scratch my back all the time (sensory seeking)
28:15 Traumatic first move
30:30 Struggles with change
32:35 Intense interests
34:10 Plushie collection
34:45 Preferring/identifying with animals more than humans
36:00 Monologuing about interests
37:15 Social struggles & bullying
38:25 Friendship difficulties
39:25 Told to speak (up) more in class
39:50 Sensory differences
42:40 Spoke very articulated, 'proper' French & corrected everyone
43:10 Victim/witness of abuse but never thought to tell
43:50 Hated shopping or anything 'girly'
44:55 Differences in facial expressions & handwriting
46:30 Bad in sports
48:10 Easier time expressing feelings in writing
48:30 Slow reader
49:50 Avoided eye contact w/ teachers
50:05 Constantly doing things w/ my hands in class
50:55 Meltdowns
52:00 Echolalia & excellent auditory memory
53:00 Anxiety
53:55 Feeling different

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