r/MadeMeSmile • u/bendubberley_ • 16d ago

Wholesome Moments Autistic non-verbal boy speaks directly to his mother for the first time.

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u/atlanstone 16d ago

I was incredibly ahead and while I'm definitely like, a "smart person," it's not ADHD or anything. It's just a bell curve. I was early, some people are late, but 30 years later, a lot of us got to the same place.

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u/Jfish4391 16d ago

Same. As a kid everyone always told me how smart I was, and that kinda turned into the identity I made for myself. Turns out I'm a pretty average adult, and that wasn't always easy to cope with lol

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u/HextechSlut 16d ago

Exactly I didn't speak till almost 4 but was reading by 5.