How well do you think your diagnosis describes you?

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I don't think my autism diagnosis describes me very well. The main reason I got it was because my parents wanted funding. There was something going on with me, but no one had any idea what was going on with me. They still don't.

Where I live it's quite common for parents to try to get their kids diagnosed with autism when their kids have some unknown condition. I really disagree with this and I wish it would stop. I understand their point of view, but there needs to be a better solution.

One label that describes me well is Pure-O OCD. I've never been diagnosed with OCD, but I seem to have a lot of Pure-O symptoms.

Mine fits very well. Let me line it up.
My parents knew I was different and tried to accommodate it, - not allways too bright, but they meant well.
I had fits, when I didn´t succed with what I did, I was a loner, I didn´t want physical contact and I was quite obsessive with order and rather inflexible with other kids.
I didn´t stimm as much as I did later, probably not at all, - but was often stiff as a statue instead.
Later the school psychologist was after me because I was bullied, remote and didn´t thrive.
I couldn´t catch a ball or control my handwriting.
As a teen outsider and adult I have come off as being in my own world and "atypical",- some said "strange person" and was told to "try to be well functioning like others" and stop "talking like a professor".
I can be quite paranoid, when I don´t understand, - and friends can drive me around with jokes.
I often experience delayed processing. I often bump into things or drop objects when stressed.

Within these last few years I´ve suddenly understood, why it used to annoy people, when I barged into their conversation - and a few other goodies.
It was allways the social stuff, that was difficult, and I couldn´t see why.
I have doubted my dx all the way, but from this collection (and recollection) of traits, that I have, I would say, that I´m quite typical aspie

It used to fit me a lot more then it does nowadays. For example, in my early teen years my voice was described as monotone, my eye contact lesser, my speech much more pedantic. Nowadays my voice is more lively, my eye contact adequate and my speech patterns and style more regular. The way I was described in my original diagnosis as quite obviously, visibly autistic, no longer fits me. I realized in mid-high school that if I did not change my behavior, the bullying would never stop... I always very stubborn in changing myself. I wanted to be strong and never change no matter what people said and did to me, but at one point I broke. I lacked the strength to not change... so found the strength to change.

I think my diagnosis fits quite well. When I look up what it means to be Aspie I end up checking off most of the things they list.

I think mine fits me quite fine as well. However, I do notice that I also have a lot of aspie traits too. Like, I can't take jokes or sarcasm very well. One time, we were at walmart. I always ask for my own bag because it makes it easier so I'm digging through groceries and stuff. Well anyway, I come up to the guy checking us out and telling him that I wanted my own bag. Well, he meant it in a joking way when he said it, but I couldn't tell from the cues that he was. He said something about he couldn't do that, and it caused me to melt down a little.

The thing is though, my social skills aren't very aspie like. They are awkward and tend to just flop wherever they want. I do know growing up I had a HUGE issue with making friends. I was lucky if I had one friend to hang out with as a kid. My social skills have gotten somewhat better, but I still think they aren't what most NTs have for them. I think that's the only thing that really sets me apart from AS.

I just don't feel right being diagnosed with AS and saying that's what I have. I feel more like I have an autistic spectrum disorder or Autistic Disorder than I do AS. It feels like it's more right for me than saying I have AS as well.

Ill say this, i read the book, The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome and it was like reading a book about me.