I had it extremely young, like age 5. Really disturbed my parents, talking about how I wish I'd never been born. LOL. They never thought to get me help, so that's what you get.
But actually I'm thankful I didn't go through the diagnosis-mill back then, because later in life I sought answers from a GP and was simply diagnosed with depression, had SSRI's thrown at me and developed a mild psychotic episode (full blown manic episode in which I thought I could make a free energy device knowing nothing about electronics), which of course I didn't see a doctor about, because you can't actually tell when you're having a psychotic episode, especially if you go all the way to black-out word salad mode.
Many years later finally properly diagnosed with Bipolar 2 (explains full mania on SSRIs as opposed to hypo mania/mixed episode I normally get). Glad I didn't have to go through that shit when I was younger. GPs are so arrogant you have to literally stop them in their tracks and say NO, I WANT TO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST PLEASE (and silently to yourself 'AND I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT any more of your free anti-depressant sample packs you bleepety bleep').
If I had so many problems figuring out what was relevant to tell someone to help them diagnose me, what is normal and what is not, when I was in my 20s, I really doubt a child would do any better without really extreme and obvious psychotic episodes, etc, that aren't simply delusional.
I did too, worse during winter months when it was overcast or raining so with hindsight probably getting SAD, with what I know about it today.
However I also had what was probably an undiagnosed mild form of pellagra, knowing what I know about that today, which was treated with punishment for not washing properly by parents, which didnt help to put it mildly! Its not nice being washed with a scrubbing brush on patches to remove it and constantly told off.
But actually I'm thankful I didn't go through the diagnosis-mill back then, because later in life I sought answers from a GP and was simply diagnosed with depression, had SSRI's thrown at me and developed a mild psychotic episode (full blown manic episode in which I thought I could make a free energy device knowing nothing about electronics), which of course I didn't see a doctor about, because you can't actually tell when you're having a psychotic episode, especially if you go all the way to black-out word salad mode.
Many years later finally properly diagnosed with Bipolar 2 (explains full mania on SSRIs as opposed to hypo mania/mixed episode I normally get). Glad I didn't have to go through that shit when I was younger. GPs are so arrogant you have to literally stop them in their tracks and say NO, I WANT TO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST PLEASE (and silently to yourself 'AND I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT any more of your free anti-depressant sample packs you bleepety bleep').
If I had so many problems figuring out what was relevant to tell someone to help them diagnose me, what is normal and what is not, when I was in my 20s, I really doubt a child would do any better without really extreme and obvious psychotic episodes, etc, that aren't simply delusional.