when did you first realize you were different?

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I knew I was different at a young age when the other kids seemed to avoid me like I had the plague.

I suppose for me the earliest part of time when I came to realise I was different from others was, around the age of 6 or 7.Since that time I've learned that not everyone is going to be a duplicate of another from a symbolic perspective.
Anyways, I try not let my hardships from the past interfere too much in my current life..

age about 17, but i must of new before that...

I knew something was up round about age 4, when I was in Nursery School. My favorite pastimes in that school were snack time- (because I enjoyed eating sweets) and nap time- (because they would finally dim those overly bright lights, and I could be alone and rest. I always felt tired when I was a kid). Anyway, one day the teacher announced that it was nap time, and the other students complained, saying "Ah, no! Can´t we play a little longer?" I remember I was shocked that they didn´t like nap time, I assumed all kids liked it as much as I did. I was also surprised that they wanted to play even longer, as I thought playing was the worst, and most stressful part of Nursery School. Somehow, this experience made me realize that I was "different", and that this was something I should never speak about.

During my pre-teen ages. Around 9-10, which was also the same time when I got officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, before that, while I was oblivious to a lot of things, I was oblivious to the fact that I was different to other kids my age.

I think I started figuring things out in my pre-kindergarten days. I just didn't like normal little kid activities. Maybe it was instinctive...I dunno. But the older I got, the more I understood that I was not like the other kids. I hated being different, since I really wanted to belong somewhere & have friends. Now I proudly march to the beat of my own drummer, & it's fine by me. I don't feel I have to belong anywhere.

Every since I started Nursery school (it's the "grade" before Kindergarten and was subsidized in my school district). I paced around quite often at playtime, didn't interact with the other children (to the dismay of teachers), and really didn't catch onto instructions.

First grade is when I noticed I was different, my classmates would go outside for recess while I would stay inside and watch a movie.

Around five years old for sure. Possibly sooner, but I cannot remember clearly back that far.

ruveyn

Despite seeing the differences of myself from others at an early age I've learned to cope with most of it..

Around 5 years old at school when i was standing alone in the playground anxious. then again at the beach when a little girl came and introduced herself to me and i thought it was the strangest thing in the world and couldnt reply. Later, looking back, i seemed to be the only one who tried to miss school parties and social events and especially loved being sick and not able to attend things like that

When I started kindergarten at age 5 and other kids never wanted to play with me and called me a weirdo.