What problems that you had as a kid do you think are attributed to your ASD?
I often think back of when I was a kid and remember all the odd problems I had that most "normal" kids didn't have.
I learned how to do certain things at a much younger age than most of my peers, but couldn't for the life of me pick up on quite a few things that I should have picked up on. I realize that this isn't due to me being dull, but is very much likely attributed to my ASD.
Over the past few years I've looked into these things I had difficulty with and they seem to be prevalent amongst people with ASDs. One thing that came to mind recently is how I had much difficulty tying my shoes. I seemed incapable of tying them until I was quite old. I think I initially wore shoes with laces in them, but switched to velcro since I struggled a lot with tying them and became discouraged. It wasn't until I was quite old that I finally stopped wearing velcro shoes. I mostly stopped wearing them to prevent classmates from bugging me for wearing them.
I Googled "Trouble tying shoes Asperger's" ,and sure enough, I came across various pages where people on the spectrum mention that they struggled or still struggle with tying their shoes. So this is likely yet another problem I had as a kid that is directly attributed to my ASD.
I often think back of when I was a kid and remember all the odd problems I had that most "normal" kids didn't have.
I learned how to do certain things at a much younger age than most of my peers, but couldn't for the life of me pick up on quite a few things that I should have picked up on. I realize that this isn't due to me being dull, but is very much likely attributed to my ASD.
Over the past few years I've looked into these things I had difficulty with and they seem to be prevalent amongst people with ASDs. One thing that came to mind recently is how I had much difficulty tying my shoes. I seemed incapable of tying them until I was quite old. I think I initially wore shoes with laces in them, but switched to velcro since I struggled a lot with tying them and became discouraged. It wasn't until I was quite old that I finally stopped wearing velcro shoes. I mostly stopped wearing them to prevent classmates from bugging me for wearing them.
I Googled "Trouble tying shoes Asperger's" ,and sure enough, I came across various pages where people on the spectrum mention that they struggled or still struggle with tying their shoes. So this is likely yet another problem I had as a kid that is directly attributed to my ASD.
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