How Old Were You When You Were Dx'd/Self Dx'd?

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How old were you when you were dx'd, or self-dx'd as on the spectrum?

0-5 years old	8%	[ 34 ]
6-10	8%	[ 34 ]
11-16	16%	[ 68 ]
17-21	18%	[ 79 ]
22-29	21%	[ 91 ]
30-39	13%	[ 57 ]
40-49	10%	[ 43 ]
50+	6%	[ 24 ]
Not on the spectrum as far as you are aware	1%	[ 3 ]
Other	0%	[ 1 ]

Total votes : 434

GeorgeM
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22 Jan 2010, 10:00 pm

Self-diagnosed myself about this time last year. Got officially diagnosed last August

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superboyian
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21 Feb 2010, 8:35 am

I was about 7 when I got diagnosed I believe... It was in 1999 with Autism...
Up until last year, the diagnosis could of been a misunderstanding since I have more of AS traits so I could might have HFA or AS?

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04 Mar 2010, 11:00 pm

12 when dx'd.

Agnieszka
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30 Mar 2010, 10:36 am

I was self-diagnosed being almost 27.

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katienate_89
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Joined: 9 Apr 2010
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11 Apr 2010, 8:07 pm

Professional Diagnosis at 18 for Aspergers

Professional Diagnosis at 12 for ADHD

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17 Apr 2010, 7:15 am

4 years. Official diagnosis, but was not fully disclosed until early this year.

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FredOak3
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Joined: 8 Mar 2010
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Posts: 227

20 Apr 2010, 1:35 pm

Dx at 55

But had been to MD's during childhood for a lot of the traits but never caught.

JCpatriots
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Joined: 19 Apr 2010
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Posts: 249
Location: Massachusetts.

22 Apr 2010, 11:26 pm

Professionally diagnosed at around 4 or 5 years of age. It'd probably have taken many more years if it hadn't been for me stopping talking between the ages of 2 and 4, and being very quiet from 5-7 years of age.

Eve01
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Joined: 28 Apr 2010
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Posts: 29
Location: Europe

30 Apr 2010, 6:17 am

At 23

Before that I was diagnosed with personality disorders....

DaWalker
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30 Apr 2010, 6:26 am

Self Dx'd @ 42

Confirmed @ 44

CosmicRuss
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02 May 2010, 10:31 am

Thought about it for the past 10 years.
Decided I am Aspie this year - still to seek official confirmation.

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IdahoRose
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29 May 2010, 8:28 pm

Diagnosed at age 15.

MathGirl
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04 Jun 2010, 2:05 pm

Diagnosed at 18 on my own, although there's a possibility that I've had some kind of a diagnosis at around age 4 or 5.

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MattTheTubaGuy
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Joined: 6 Jun 2010
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Posts: 96
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

09 Jun 2010, 8:03 pm

self diagnosis at 19 years old, then official diagnosis 3 months or so later (still 19 at that time)

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Cicely
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19 Jun 2010, 12:27 am

I self-diagnosed at 16, got my official diagnosis at 17.

tomboy4good
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21 Jun 2010, 7:14 pm

45ish. That was after my daughter was DXd. It only made too much sense.

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