it's hard to say.

I like to say it started at 9 (that's when people really took note of something not right), and, I am pretty sure that I had a manic episode before diagnoses.

saying all that above, though, I went through a lot of childhood abuse, and I was never quite right- I never felt I truly acted how I should be acting, and I remember doing a lot of wild things as a kid, and a lot of self neglect even then

all I know for sure is that when I got my diagnoses, I smiled to myself, because I was just so greatful this thing had a name, I wasn't just some crazy person from another dimention, their are loads of people like me.