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I was diagnosed on both the DSM-IV and the Gilliberg (not sure if it's spelled right) as Asperger's Syndrome. My youngest son was also diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

Although I was in therapy as a child, a definite diagnosis was never found. One of the psychologists who worked with me theorized I might have an autism spectrum disorder, but I didn't follow the guidelines for Kanner's Syndrome (classic autism), so he discounted it. Asperger's Syndrome finally became a valid diagnosis in English-speaking countries at about the time I graduated college, so I was never formally diagnosed. I have learned to live with my difficulties, and I now pass for a "normal" person in most cases, so I don't know that a diagnosis would help me much.

Having said this, however, I can go to any Web page or the DSM or any other psychiatric tome or periodical that lists the symptoms of Asperger's, copy and paste the list of symptoms into a document file, type "The Story of My Life by John Silver" at the top, and my autobiography would be complete, albeit short. I know what I have, and I know that seeing any psychiatrist, psychologist or psychoanalyst about my difficulties would be a waste of my money. - LJS

I responded to this, but maybe I didn't hit the submit button because I cannot see the answer.

I was diagnosed with classic autism.

Oh yeah. I never answered your original question. It's on my profile, but here is is anyway:

I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS and ADD, but the psychologist who did it indicated the only reason she thought it didn't fit Asperger Syndrome was because I had most likely learned to adapt and mask some of the symptoms (I'm 50 now). She also noted that during an interview with my father all the symptoms she mentioned that were necessary for AS that didn't appear notably during the evaluation, my father told her were there in marked form when I was a child. In other words, it is Asperger's Syndrome, because AS never really goes away, we just might learn to adapt and hide a lot of it, but because the symptoms have to be currently obvious in order to justify an AS DX, the "official" diagnosis is PDD-NOS even though in reality it is clearly AS.

On a side note, I've put a lot of emphasis on my AS over the years, but I've recently begun to realize my ADD is actually far more of a problem than my AS is now. Probably directly due to the fact that until now I've never paid much attention to it.

Now that's irony for you. My ADD is more of a problem because I haven't paid enough attention to it, and the reason I haven't paid attention to it is because of the ADD.

Sounds funny when you put it that way, but it really isn't very funny at all. ADD can be, and in my case is, a very serious disability if it isn't treated.

Asperger's, ADHD, seizure disorder NOS (that's my little joke because I have not been diagnosed with a seizure disorder despite having many of the symptoms, it's just not serious enough - I stay conscious to be diagnosed - however I have grand mal's on many occasions - fully awake).

I was diagnosed with AS but really my development was really slow, not just in speech but walking/writing/ feeding/ dressing/ washing/ cleaning up after myself / and learning almost everything. The only thing I accomplished earlier than most was toilet training. Or maybe it was the only thing I did on time.
But my AS assessments were short and not very thorough. I had a freaking MRI for my ADHD assessment.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder and co-morbidites of Asperger's Disorder.

Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, fibromyalgia, major depressive disorder, and some kind of undefined anxiety disorder (as in, no one has given it a name, but it is closest to generalized anxiety disorder).

I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome a few years ago but I plan on being retested.

I am officially diagnosed with aspergers syndrome and some type of anxiety disorder, and I know if I ask for a proper diagnosis I'll be refused for stupid reasons.

i however indentify as autistic, not as an aspie.

I haven't been diagnosed.

My psychiatrist said I have Asperger`s PDD-NOS which confused me a lot so I just say it`s Aspergers after doing all my research and finding that I fit that criteria.

I have no official diagnosis for any sort of mental disorder. If I were to seek a diagnosis, I think it would be AS because I don't consider myself to be developmentally delayed. If not that, I'm still without a doubt on the broader autistic phenotype.

From my recent diagnosis:

"<Tuttle> meets the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for Asperger's Disorder"