poll for women on the spectrum about diagnosis age

Post Reply New Topic

Diagnosed with Aspergers in 2011 aged 13.
Couple of months earlier diagnosed with depression. I had been severely depressed and ended at the psychiatric hospital last year. They then tested me (I had no idea of why for) and then one day my mom returns with an IQ score and a diagnosis I didn't even knew existed. A chocking but extremely awesome discovery

I was diagnosed with Asperger's this year. I'm 57.

Diagnosed with ASD by psychiatrist in July 2011 at age 38.
This was refined to Asperger Syndrome in May 2012 by an autism specialist, however he uses the term ASD interchangeably and I prefer this.

Prior to my ASD diagnosis I had had diagnoses of depression and anxiety. Psychiatrist says I do not have and have never had depression and that it is all anxiety, which is probably part of my ASD.

In March 2012 I picked up a diagnosis of Emotional Dysregulation Disorder which could be part of the ASD or part of a tentative diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (a diagnosis I disagree with because the only symptom I really identify with is that of self-harm).

I was diagnosed with Aspergers age 32 in 2006, now in 2012 I have given up work and have been diagnosed with Aspergers still with Chronic Panic disorder and Social anxiety and some adjustment disorder thrown in....I have been house bound for roughly 3 months, I am a mother of 3 children 2 of whom have Aspergers.

Depression at 14, Depression and anxiety at 22, Asperger's at 22 (a couple of months later). I actually had a 12 year old child in my class pick up on it (even though I had suspected it) and told his mum, who I am now really good friends with because 3 out of her 4 kids have Asperger's. So this boy, having his 3 siblings with AS was right lol.

I was diagnosed with Aspergers aged 28 in 2011, was told was possibly Aspergers in '06, when also diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder, diagnosed with panic attacks aged 18.

I also must mention I was diagnosed with seasonal depression around the age of 8. Unlike SAD, it happens primarily in the spring and up until next year kept getting worse and worse and even then I was still not perfect.

I can't remember when I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and OCD and ADD. Probably around the same time as Asperger's when I was 5.

It is really annoying since I get so depressed, I never remember what happened in April.

26 years old. Diagnosed in 2012 as having Aspergers Syndrome.

Previously diagnosed with...

Depression
General Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Stress
Depression with Psychosis (once when my depression was at it's worst)
Borderline Personality Disorder

I believe that I have Depression as a consequence of having Aspergers. Hopefully now that I have a diagnosis, I can better limit the things that upset me and so control my depression.