Poll for those OFFICIALLY diagnosed as adults

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This poll is only for people who were diagnosed as adults, and only those who were officially diagnosed.

This is only for my pure curiousity...nothing else....

I am wondering what your official diagnosis was as adult, to see if adults are given a variety of diagnoses or if they are diagnosed almost exclusively with Asperger's.

Yes, I know these terms will become obsolete in May 2013. I don't care. This is just for fun!

I was diagnosed with autism as an adult. When I asked my doctor about Asperger's and autism, she referred to the upcoming changes in the DSM. That was good enough for me.

I didn't talk for my first year, then began speaking in sentences when I did speak.

I felt discriminated against until I saw option D ... and then all was right with the world.

I was unofficially diagnosed AS as an adult. Not officially diagnosed and not self diagnosed. I might have been diagnosed with something as a child. Then again, maybe not, because I could talk.

What do you mean by unofficially, but not self-diagnosed? Does that mean that a psychologist thought you probably have it without giving you a full evaluation?? People with AS do talk on time, btw, that is one of the diagnostic criteria (otherwise, one would simply be diagnosed with Autism.)

LOL I almost didn't think to put that in there, but then at the last minute I thought everyone here might want to see the results.

Since it wasn't in writing (it would have cost several hundred dollars more), I am somewhat confused about my diagnosis. The doctor said I have some AS traits but not others, but that my social functioning is one of the worst she has seen, so I am on the spectrum according to her, but I am still not sure if it's fully AS or whether I fall on a milder point on the spectrum.

Not a psychologist, but another professional who looked at the DSM, observed my behavior, asked questions, and saw that I apparently fit the criteria. One of the things discussed was that I could talk in early childhood.

Last edited by sgrannel on 20 Apr 2011, 1:19 am, edited 1 time in total.

You need an option for "all three, at various times." Or at least, "More than one." The doctors can't agree on it. I'm pretty sure PDD-NOS is the best category, because that's where you put uncategorizable cases, neh? Merging the spectrum will cut down on so much confusion.

I'm kinda assuming they're going to figure out/decide that there are more disorders on the spectrum then what they've labeled so far, or that there are multiple related spectrum overlapping and creating the array of symptoms we see. There's just too many people who don't fit neatly into a particular label but are obviously on the spectrum.

Diagnosed with autism as an adult.

diagnosed at 18, several weeks ago, nothing is writing but those who diagnosed are helping me get on disability allowence so it's basically official.

I don't *technically* have anything in writing either, but I do consider the diagnosis official because it came from a psychologist qualified to diagnose it. I do have a piece of paper with their signature on it that they gave to my school saying I have "Asperger's Disorder" for academic accommodation; however, I was not given a report.

I did, unfortunately, find out that they actually took advantage of me and did not give me to complete evaluation as I had requested. They still took a lot of my money though. So, now I am going to get a full evaluation (through someone else!) on May 11th. I think they will diagnose me with classic autism due to my language delay and then loss of regression, but I don't think it matters a whole lot because I face the same challenges as someone with high functioning classic autism and someone with severe Asperger's. Just as long as they recognize on my loan application that my symptoms are not mild, I'm good....

I was officially diagnosed with Asperger's as an adult.

My doctor actually diagnosed me as having High Functioning Autism, as she does not use the term "Asperger's". I guess there is a strong debate over what the actual differences are, if any, and she believes that Asperger's and HFA are synonymous.

I don't want to publish my doctor's name on the forum, but she is very well-respected in the field of autism, and has written books on the subject. She has her MD from UCLA, and has also studied and practiced in New York and in the country of Panama. 40 years in practice, so she is not a fly-by-night practitioner.

Charles

I have left it alone.


If you or anyone else might ever find anyone both willing and able to do that for me, please let me know ... and then I will pass that diagnosis along!