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04 Jan 2011, 6:32 pm

Like it should have been somewhat obvious to you that that person has Asperger's but you never thought of them having it, I've had 2 or 3 teachers and classmates that looking back showed a ton of signs, but I never thought of them having it.
But I haven't know about AS for too long so that plays a factor in it.



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04 Jan 2011, 6:42 pm

I know two or three teachers that say they missed pupils who had Aspergers simply because it wasn't an official diagnosis at the time. It was a time when autistic kids were sent to state schools and children's homes. Those with Aspergers passed the tests to get into kindergarten, but ended up with comments on their report cards like, "Does not work well with others." I was one of those kids.



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04 Jan 2011, 6:50 pm

Lots, didn't really thought of it 'til after the diagnose.

Classmates, some teachers, friends from my youth, etc.


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