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QOTD: Would you want to know?

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This isn't your normal autism spectrum story...but then again, I've never claimed to be normal. When people look at my life, there are a few pieces that seemed almost irrelevant growing up...but hint at something. Although most of my good friends know I was homeschooled, I actually went to public school for two years.  During those two years, in addition to music, recess, and gym, I had a few other things on my first-and-second-grade schedule.  Speech therapy.  Occupational therapy.  A fourth-grade math book.  Being in the 'gifted' group.  Being moved from one classroom to another in my first week of first grade.  (For the longest time, I was told that the two teachers both wanted to have my twin and I in the same class.  Found out much later that they wanted neither one of us.) During my college days (or slightly thereafter), my mom commented that she thought I was borderline Aspergers. I've looked it up since then.  The jury (of one) is still undecided. Social interaction issues?  Not that I recall. Restricted interests?  No. Speech issues?  Some. Some of the minor ones (motor skills - took months to learn how to ride a bike; childhood sleep issues - it always took me a long time to go to sleep) Was this the tradeoff for my smarts?  (high school grad at 15, bachelor's at 19, above-average ACT/SAT scores.) A friend of ours is an occupational therapist...I think she wants to see both me and...well, that's another story. Do I want to know?  Yes. Does it really matter?  I don't know. If you were told that you could be on the Autism Spectrum, would you want to know?
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