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Choose an option plz.
Self diagnosed then professionally diagnosed 33%  33%  [ 28 ]
Self diagnosed, have not attempted to get a professional diagnosis 40%  40%  [ 34 ]
Was self diagnosed, told by a professional that I don't have it, and I agree 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Was self diagnosed, told by a professional that I don't have it, and I disagree 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Professionally diagnosed without having first self-diagnosed, and I agree with my diagnosis 11%  11%  [ 9 ]
Professionally diagnosed without having first self-diagnosed, and I disagree with my diagnosis 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
Some other option that I haven't thought of 15%  15%  [ 13 ]
Total votes : 85

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28 Jan 2011, 12:43 am

I was told by the doctor who evaluated me that he knew from the the first meeting before I took the test that I had Aspergers when I described my intrest in stopmotion animation and how much information I collect on it. 8) :idea:


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28 Jan 2011, 9:00 pm

I was diagnosed when I was 5, I probably wouldn't have suspected it otherwise. I'm not sure if I have it or not.


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28 Jan 2011, 10:19 pm

While not really a scientific poll, it sort of puts to rest the idea that self diagnosis is highly inaccurate. Next time someone starts a "self diagnosed are posers" thread, they should be directed to this one.


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29 Jan 2011, 3:07 am

wavefreak58 wrote:
While not really a scientific poll, it sort of puts to rest the idea that self diagnosis is highly inaccurate. Next time someone starts a "self diagnosed are posers" thread, they should be directed to this one.


My name is Bonkers Loony, and I approve this post.

I self-diagnosed a couple of years ago while I was writing an essay about autism (the topic was of my choosing) for my English 101 class (autism is the first special interest that I recognized as such). A few weeks later, my mother informed me that, when I was very young, I was suspected of autism. My dad managed to convince her that there was no need for them to seek out a diagnosis for me.

I've never sought out a professional diagnosis because... well... why should I care what others think? "I don't need to fight to prove I'm right." I know I'm right and that's what matters.

Since then, I've been paying close attention to people I suspect of being autistic and asking them about it (sometimes recommending that they take certain autistic quizzes, such as Aspie Quiz and AQ).

I met my girlfriend on a site that happens to have a lot of undiagnosed, unsuspecting autistics


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29 Jan 2011, 3:10 am

Well, yeah. Most of us aren't stupid, just confused.