do you have autism

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been autistic my whole life, only very recently had a formal diagnosis. never knew any other version of me other than this one ... always wondered about the difference between me and pretty much everyone else.

Ditto.

Yes, I was diagnosed at age three.

I definitely have autism...the strength of symptoms with multiple disabilites as well.

I was diagnosed at 12 or 13. But my first symptom was when I couldn't make certain sounds other kids didn't have issues with. The yuh and sh sounds were always the trickiest. I'm telling you, it wouldn't have been a problem if I grew up with Spanish! Parents nowadays, am I right? It's present in me and probably takes a few minutes to notice. Although my biggest symptom is pacing and that can be confused with ADHD.

Yes I have autism I am under the autism spectrum I wouldn't say I have 100% all of the traits but I do have a lot of them .

Hard to say for sure. While yes I do have some symptoms, they're not usually very noticeable, unless you look really closely.

- Yes, I have a lot of difficulty making friends, and I don't understand body language especially well. Same goes with tone of voice though I will usually figure that out after a while. Talking is very easy, but making eye contact? That only works at significant range.

-No I don't have any obsessions that I would know of. I like hurricanes, extreme weather, railroading, travel, chemistry, sailing, and much much more. Does it count as an obsession if it's that diversified?

- No I never melt down ever.

- Sensory processing issues? Hard to say. Light doesn't bother me (possibly because protanopia tends to make things darker anyways), but my night vision is excellent. I've terrible depth perception and mediocre coordination. Loud noises used to be a problem years ago but not so much anymore. My sense of smell is very poor.

-I don't stim. Might have a few tics though, especially under pressure.

If you want any more information please look at my signature.

I'm autistic a bit, but there's nothing wrong any more with autistic traits than with "normal" traits so I don't get why we get so stigmatized.

So basically if you develop symptoms at a later than very young age, that would have satisfied the criteria for autism if present earlier, you are not autistic even though you have autistic symptoms?
What diagnosis would a person be given if this was the case?

PDD-NOS ?

I just looked at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervasive ... _specified . It's no longer a DSM dx but is an ICD10 DX. However if the forthcoming ICD11 aligns with the DSM 5 it will probably disappear from the ICD too.

I don't have a personality disorder/OCPD or depression, however, I do have all of the other symptoms/diagnosis listed, here, and I have an ASD diagnosis. I, also have a couple learning disabilities, of which are not listed here. One of which is classified as a sub-type of sensory processing integration/disorder. I also have several types of synesthesia, eidetic memory, absolute pitch and some additional symptoms that may or may not be connected with ASD.

*In regard to C2V's initial answer, I am the same. My symptoms have become, progressively, pronounced. And, particularly, after a traumatic event I experienced.

After a quick google it threw up this , PDD-NOS now comes under the ASD umbrella but there is a new criteria which is more thorough and strict compared to the old criteria. For example, more symptoms are needed to meet criteria within the area of fixated interests and repetitive behaviors. Other changes to the criteria include a reorganization. Currently, the domains for Autistic Disorder include impairments in Communication, Social Interaction, and Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behaviors. In the new DSM edition, the Communication and Social Interaction domains will be combined into one, titled “Social/Communication Deficits.” Additionally, the requirement of a delay in language development is no longer necessary for a diagnosis.

Thanks Britte , If I do have ASD it's really difficult to to say how much of an impact ASD has had on my life because the traits I am aware of don't seem that bad compared to others here ( or I've had a long time to accept and live with them ). The only impact would be if my co-morbids are a result of ASD. I think I just have issues and some traits that are similar to ASD.

I was informed by somebody who has been exploring the condition since before I was born that I was autistic after I had pursued a meeting with them which came to fruition from several hard years of thought into the matter, so I suppose I do even if it's regularly uncomfortable to accept as truth.

Yes, I'm high functioning.