has anyone been diagnosed as an adult?

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I have not been diagnosed, but it's highly probable that I am an Aspie. My son was diagnosed 3 years ago at the age of 13 years old. He's had problems from the time he was in pre-school and it's been a frustrating road to be his Dad. I've always felt that I've been a poor father to him. He had various psychological assessments over the years but none gave the diagnosis AS.

I was both disappointed and relieved when he was diagnosed. After reading about it, I realized that I'm likely AS as well. I got my girlfriend at the time to read up on Apergers as well and she agreed with me that I'm somewhat AS.

While looking up information I found a support group which one of my nephews is a part of. My sister didn't mention anything to me that one of her son's was diagnosed with AS, which I guess is none of my business but would have perhaps helped to discover my son earlier as well.

I feel better knowing that I'm likely AS. I can tell people if I like, or not. I can read up on the growing publications and visit web sites like this.

Thank you Zeichner for the books you mentioned. I am going to get Aperger Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships for my wife and I to read.

Yep, my diagnosis history is this:

1) found to have motor difficulties in primary school

2) diagnosed with dyspraxia during 2ndary school

3) diagnosed with aspergers at 6th form college.

Mm.. i haven't been diagnosed at all, although my mom is a doctor... such an irony.
She always says that me and my brother are normal just like any other people, there's nothing wrong with us... I,m a lazy type of person, I don't know if I ever going to get a diagnosed or not... *sighs*

At the age of 25 I was described by a psychiatrist as having "autistic thinking", yet I was never diagnosed with autism itself.

I self-diagnosed at 52, with support from various practitioners and now (56) am registered as autistic.

Reading about it helps - but then, reading has been my primary information source for the whole half-century. I was hyperlexic as well...

The latest book I'm reading is all about the way non-verbal communication binds NTs together and the nature of the social disability that aspies suffer - Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Digby Antam. Lots of good references, although he still doesn't quite pin down the nature of the thing. Perhaps it's impossible - if you've got it, you can't get the real world side and if you haven't you can't get the quality of the disability. Professor Antam, though, makes a disciplined stab at it. Best yet. Read it...