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Unidentified speaker recounts early autism signs, music and mask-making in meeting transcript
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In a meeting transcript, an unidentified speaker described childhood signs of autism, family mental-health history, musical learning and long-term craftwork in a personal testimony captured in the record.
An unidentified speaker recounted early-life signs of autism, family mental-health struggles and a lifelong engagement with music and mask-making in remarks captured in the meeting transcript.
The speaker described early developmental differences, saying, "as soon as she left the hospital that she noticed that I refused to be held" and that medical records showed "my autism was evident at 2 years old." They described repetitive behaviors in infancy—rocking in the crib and head-bumping for extended periods—and speech differences later labeled echolalia: "you want a glass of water," the speaker…
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