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14 Dec 2009, 9:27 pm

I think I have AS, but am not sure. Can anyone recommend a good book on the subject? I love the name of this site: wrong planet. I often feel out of place, but I didn't use to. AS seems to have developed late in life for me.

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14 Dec 2009, 9:50 pm

Welcome to WP!

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14 Dec 2009, 9:59 pm

icegirl wrote:

hi icegirl,

As a newbie I'm probably not qualified to answer but I have always been different and do not know
if you can develop AS later in life. Could you just be more aware?

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15 Dec 2009, 3:40 am

Hello icegirl, welcome,

Here's a topic on Wrong Planet about books on ASD: General Autism Discussion - Books
People who have ASD are born with it, it's not something you can develop later in life.

Enjoy your stay on the Wrong Planet!

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15 Dec 2009, 12:36 pm

Hi Icegirl - welcome to WP!

Scientist wrote:

...People who have ASD are born with it, it's not something you can develop later in life...

This is very true.

I can, however, imagine a situation where a person might grow up with the characteristics - but in a sympathetic environment (home schooling, etc.), so that the characteristics don't rise to the level of impairments. Then, later in life, a change in situation would cause the person to really notice their "differences." (I expect the characteristics would almost certainly be quite mild.)

I think for the vast majority of people on the spectrum, that change occurs by the time the person begins to interact with non-family members - and almost certainly by the time the person enters adolescence.

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