How old were you when you were diagnosed?

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How old were you when you were diagnosed?
Before 6 years. 13%  13%  [ 14 ]
Between 7 and 12 years. 14%  14%  [ 15 ]
Between 13 and 18 years. 18%  18%  [ 20 ]
Between 19 and 25 years. 23%  23%  [ 26 ]
Between 26 and 35 years. 16%  16%  [ 18 ]
35 or older. 16%  16%  [ 18 ]
Total votes : 111

Briana_Lopez
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04 Feb 2012, 11:37 pm

I was diagnosed with AS when I was 10, and my mom unoffically diagnosed me with PDD-NOS when I was 12.



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04 Feb 2012, 11:59 pm

I was diagnosed with autism around 2 or 3 I believe.


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05 Feb 2012, 12:01 am

I was diagnosed with high functioning classic autism at the age of 5. My parents knew at a year old that I had autism. I am almost 29 now (will be on February 19th).



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06 Feb 2012, 7:26 am

Diagnosed at age 28 with Asperger's.



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06 Feb 2012, 7:44 am

I was diagnosed with AS at 44.


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06 Feb 2012, 7:28 pm

I was originally diagnosed as ASD by Dr. Mary Megson when I was only 2 years old (mainly because I wasn't talking at the time).
According to my father, when I was 3 years old, another doctor said that I either had autism or PDD-NOS. That doctor probably felt that I was too young to receive an official diagnosis.
I was officially diagnosed with PDD-NOS when I was 5 years old at UVA's Medical Center.
As of today though, I am high-functioning enough to the point that no one can tell there's something off about me.



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06 Feb 2012, 7:33 pm

Self-diagnosis at 52. Peer confirmation in last few days. Now looking, hoping I can get it official.



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07 Feb 2012, 12:32 pm

I was 40.

I was diagnosed with Aspergers and ADD



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07 Feb 2012, 1:10 pm

I was 16 when I was diagnosed with Asperger's.



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07 Feb 2012, 1:26 pm

Asperger's at 23



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07 Feb 2012, 10:47 pm

I was diagnosed with Asperger's at age 22.



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07 Feb 2012, 11:29 pm

Diagnosed with ADHD at 10 and aspergers at 16, although i found out that i had it a few year earlier.



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07 Feb 2012, 11:42 pm

ADD at 12, Asperger's at 13



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07 Feb 2012, 11:55 pm

Always knew that I was somehow different, although others rarely picked up on and / or mentioned it. Diagnosed with Asperger's at age 46, 2 years ago.


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07 Feb 2012, 11:56 pm

Diagnosed with AS and Social Phobia at 18, Bipolar, ADD and psychosis at 19.


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08 Feb 2012, 6:01 am

Diagnosed with Asperger's at 19.