I was reviewing the video (DVD) that accompanies the OU course when I was struck by the story of a young boy who is identified as being on the spectrum. At the same time the doctors observed that his grandfather was a bit 'odd' and he (the grandfather) was subsequently diagnosed with Aspergers at age 55.
As I listened to the grandfather speak about his childhood, his social seclusion and the film highlighted the frequent genetic (hereditary) link with autism I was already on the phone to my Mum.
"Mum, you remember how the doctors couldn't explain my rocking when I was a child and how you could take me anywhere when I was a toddler because I just played under a table quietly with a single toy for hours? And you remember how I grew up a bit of a loner who couldn't leave the house without following a very specific pattern? And you remember how I'd pretty much read every Enid Blyton book from every library in our town by the age of 10?"
Yes, it would appear that I may also be undergoing some tests alongside The Tokoroth. I'm pretty sure I'm normal but not everyone else agrees! :D
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