Late Diagnoses

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I am proof.

I am 22 years old, and found out last year when I was 21.
I had been misdiagnosed with everything under the sun.

I wasn't diagnosed until last spring and I'm 23. I just learned how to fake it and hide how I was different.

My son was diagnosed at 15. He was born in 1992, so he falls into that "fell through the crack" group of kids. I was diagnosed shortly after he was at age 38. There's a ton of us weird kids out there that weren't ever labeled.

I got diagnosed 5 months ago. I was 17 then, and still am.

trying to get a dx now

I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 11 (I think) and I'm 17 now.

HOWEVER, it was only picked up on because I kept rolling my eyes in class, and the teacher thought I was epileptic and have minor seizures (go figure) which turned out to be Torrette's (yeah that's right, a socially inept kid with strange twitches and habits doesn't exactly make the best combo).

I was diagnosed three weeks ago. I'll be 33 in a months time.

I was diagnosed today at the ripe old age of 27.

This might be a slight thread derail, but who does an adult go to to get diagnosed? I'm 22 and almost certain I have it. I have no idea what all those "<insert prefix>chologists/trists" or other experts do.

I self-diagnosed (mild Asperger's) in my late sixties, taking well over a year to feel confident about it, learning more as I went along. There's a real parallel with giftedness, with many older people understanding themselves for the first time through research, online discussions, and self-analysis. Both share the problem that there is so much focus on children that gifted/autistic adults simply don't exist for the general public. This is changing very quickly in the area of giftedness -- especially the understanding that you don't just grow out of it. As more autistic adults are identified and make themselves known, there will be less hysteria about diagnoses as something to be dreaded.

Well, how I went about getting my diagnosis was this: I went to my GP and explained that I thought I might have it. He attempted to make a referral to some guy who specialises in adults with learning disabilities, but that guy only accepts patients with an IQ under 70, so wouldn't take the referral. So then I got referred to the local mental health team, saw a psychiatric nurse and talked through stuff with her, and then she arranged for me to see some kind of psychologist who seemed to know quite a lot about ASDs, and he officially diagnosed me. From what I understand it can be hard though, especially if your GP dismisses your concerns.

I'm self-diagnosed. I found out when I was almost 19 years old. I always thought I was different, and AS is the only logic answer.