A CLOSER LOOK AT MY
PLACEMENT ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

AGE

EVENTS

0
Typical develop- ment Turn over at 8 days Rapid physical and motor develop-ment

1.5
Autism bomb hits Withdrawal from environment Tantrums

2.5
Putnam evaluation of atypical development, strong autistic tendencies & psychotic Early intervention from parents who refute recommendations for removal from home

4
Enter Putnam Condition improves to "neurotic" The wonderful world of watch motors Echolalia and return of speech Eating baby food

6
Kinder- garten Social & academic difficulties Discovered making a mess of myself while eating BBQ chicken wings Loved cats but dogs... Yikes bikes!

8
Cracking rocks Special interests in astronomy and weather Teacher concerns for reading and math difficulties

10
Concern about dropping the letter "e." My friend says "he feels like a pizza" and I argue with him that he does not look like a pizza and probably does not feel like one either

13
Middle and high school Finally getting it together but still often in left field Discovering the band room Time to focus more on people and not their bicycles

19
College More friends Dating Others really do think differently Utopia!