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Autistic and ADHD Without Knowing: The Primary School Years

Life as a child in the 1970s, with no support for autism and ADHD

Alan AJ
22 min readJul 6, 2021

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[For people who are not familiar with the UK school system, primary school covers ages 4–11.]

A selection of technical books from my childhood, and some schoolwork, with the caption “Autistic and ADHD Without Knowing: The Primary School Years”
Some of the books and school projects from my childhood. Photo taken by the author, Autistic Widower.

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Alan AJ

Random life stories, opinions, and a dry sense of humour. A 55-year-old former electronics engineer and programmer in England. Previously 'Autistic Widower'.