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[–] 57 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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.

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  • [–] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Back then, nobody diagnosed ADHD, either. My mother was sent away by psychiatrists telling her to get her shit together as a parent.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    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.

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