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How old are you?
I am under 45 and/or I have a spouse/significant other and/or I have biological kids. 80%  80%  [ 47 ]
I am over 45 and less than 55, no kids or significant other. 8%  8%  [ 5 ]
I am 55 to 65, no kids or significant other. 7%  7%  [ 4 ]
I am 66-75, no kids or significant other. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am 76-85, no kids or significant other. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am 86-90, no kids or significant other. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am 91-95, no kids or significant other. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am 96-100, no kids or significant other. 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
I am over 100, no any kids or significant other. 3%  3%  [ 2 ]
Total votes : 59

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05 Jan 2010, 7:00 am

I'm just curious about the longevity of aspies that have never married and have no kids.



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05 Jan 2010, 7:23 am

Well, people only really started getting diagnosed very recently, so most really old ASD people probably don't know they have it..
so don't get scared if the poll says there are no old aspies, lol.


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05 Jan 2010, 7:55 am

no option available for me-over 50 w/ kid


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05 Jan 2010, 9:36 am

Aimless wrote:
no option available for me-over 50 w/ kid


Available options topic

The first option states under 45 and/or significant other and/or biological kids

Maybe the pollster does not realize that over 50s have children and/or significant others, or adopted/foster kids.

I chose the first option, based on the perimeters of the choice.

There are older aspies on this site. Two regulars are in their 80s. One is Dx and in his early 70s. I believe the latter has children and grandchildren.


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05 Jan 2010, 9:40 am

I am 96



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05 Jan 2010, 9:47 am

saintetienne wrote:
I am 96


Twilight years topic

96 in what units? :P Tallyman is well over 100. :lol:


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05 Jan 2010, 11:12 am

wigglyspider wrote:
Well, people only really started getting diagnosed very recently, so most really old ASD people probably don't know they have it..
so don't get scared if the poll says there are no old aspies, lol.


True, most old people wouldn't have got a diagnosis, and those who did would have had to research the subject and taken the time to then get a diagnosis.



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05 Jan 2010, 12:59 pm

saintetienne wrote:
I am 96


Really?


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05 Jan 2010, 1:18 pm

My father is 92 and has serious aspie traits. He is married and had three children. He was an engineer.



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05 Jan 2010, 1:26 pm

Asp-Z wrote:
wigglyspider wrote:
Well, people only really started getting diagnosed very recently, so most really old ASD people probably don't know they have it..
so don't get scared if the poll says there are no old aspies, lol.


True, most old people wouldn't have got a diagnosis, and those who did would have had to research the subject and taken the time to then get a diagnosis.


I'm not old. I'm seasoned. :)


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05 Jan 2010, 5:01 pm

No option for me, under thirty with no kids and not in a relationship


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05 Jan 2010, 5:08 pm

Robert312 wrote:
My father is 92 and has serious aspie traits. He is married and had three children. He was an engineer.


Mine is in his mid-80s and essentially identical.


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05 Jan 2010, 5:09 pm

sartresue wrote:
saintetienne wrote:
I am 96


Twilight years topic

96 in what units? :P Tallyman is well over 100. :lol:


As soon as I saw this thread I thought to myself that someone is bound to make some comment. :lol:

Actually I'm 49... I just feel a lot older. :wink:


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05 Jan 2010, 5:19 pm

Can I ask, what does it matter if you have kids or are in a relationship or not anyway? :?



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05 Jan 2010, 5:25 pm

I worked with a patient once (I work at a rehab hospital) who was 85 and had a diagnosis of autism. He also was either clearly HFA or AS, rather than LFA. He must have been diagnosed as an adult, because when he was a kid, obviously the diagnosis didn't exist.


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05 Jan 2010, 5:35 pm

Can't be me. I'm way too young to be the oldest aspie. :lol: (I'm 16.)


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