what were you originally diagnosed with?

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(1968) Hyperactivity to Depression to possible Bi-Polar to possible PD then more Depression to ASD (2001)

1995/96 - nonspecific developmental delays
2007 - depression then Asperger's

I was diagnosed in1985, when I was 5, with MBD (minimal brain dysfunction). It was a popular diagnosis here in Scandinavia at that time, but it's not used anymore. It's kind of like" well, we know SOMETHING is wrong in the kid's brain, but we can't specify what" The best way to explain it is that it's a mix between autism spectrum and ad(h)d. I got diagnosed with Asperger in 2001 and Add a few years later.

Exactly, Heidi.

Same with me, with the "Brain-damaged" label given to me in 1965.

By 1985, "minimal brain dysfunction" was falling out of style. People previously diagnosed with MBD were, for the most part, being diagnosed with ADD by 1985 in the US.

It was still relatively rare to diagnose someone with MBD/ADD-type symptoms with autism, since autism was still a one-dimensional disorder in 1985.

Asperger's Syndrome (DSM-IV-TR 299.80)

ADHD
Mood Disorder NOS
Borderline Personality Disorder traits
Borderline OCD
Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Anxiety
Dysthymia
Bipolar 2
Major Depressive Disorder
Double Depression
Bipolar 1 with psychotic features
Psychotic Disorder NOS

Current:
Asperger's Syndrome/ASD traits
Schizoaffective disorder: Bipolar type

Low-functioning autism spectrum disorder at the age of 4.
Now: high-functioning autism

At age 16 years, I was diagnosed first with "Manic-Depressive Illness, Depressed Type" (DSM-II). I received four additional depression diagnoses during the following five years. I didn't believe them then, and I don't believe them now. They were, in my opinion, the best diagnostic "fit" for my then-unrecognized autism.

- Depression at 13
- Insomnia and Asperger's at 15 (which later was clarified to high functioning autism when I'm not stressed and medium when I'm stressed)
- Generalized anxiety disorder at 21
- Panic disorder at 22

in 1967 I was diagosed with Brain damage, lack of awareness, severe mental retardation, I was on vallium which messed up my thinking. That was from 9 months old. That was refuted in 1977. Ravens Prgressive matrix IQ measured as 137. 1987 epilepsy I had temporal lobe epilepsy since 1974 but wasn't diagnosed till. I was 21 years old. Schizoid personality from 1988. Post traumatic stress disorder (borderline personality disorder) from 1999 age 33 finally correct diagnosis Asperger syndrome was diagnosed on Friday June 26 2003 age 36.