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Most late diagnosis is due to the fact that back then, nobody diagnosed autism. I've been sent to a school psychologist as kid. From my knowledge today my behavior was clear within the spectrum, but he still did not find anything worthwhile.
Back then, nobody diagnosed ADHD, either. My mother was sent away by psychiatrists telling her to get her shit together as a parent.
This, and to stop giving your kids sweets.
Depends on what years we are talking. It was absolutely a thing in the mid 80s. Even in a pretty backwards place there was push for the inconvenient kids to try to get on Ritalin. School thought it would be a miracle solution for dealing with kids.
46 here. They definitely diagnosed autism. But if you weren't uncommunicative then you weren't autistic.
Exactly. What is diagnosed today as level 1 support was just "weird kid" 20+ years ago.