Mild autism -the effect of comorbids?

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My Asperger’s dx taken in isolation would point to my being on the mild end of the spectrum .
However throwing sz-a into the mix means that i’m not necessarily functioning in a way that would be indicative of ‘mild autism’

I think comborbids shouldn't affect the severity of autism unless they affect the criteria of autism. also Asperger's is quite literally mild autism.

For me severity of autism, when taken in isolation, may not be a good pointer as to how well a person can function, or the level of help they may need.

idk what taken in isolation means. But if you're not satisifed with your diagnosis you shoudl talk to the diagnostician

I have both an Asperger's and a schizoaffective dx. I'm saying that the combination should be used to decide functioning level and help needed.

If I didn't have ADHD as well as Asperger's then my Asperger's would have gone unnoticed until adulthood, like most other female millennials here.

I have moderate classic autism, bipolar I disorder, ADHD, OCD, GAD, and agoraphobia. My group home works with my therapist and me to make sure I have the support I need. Also, every one that lives here has mental illness and autism.

Similar story here, except I'm male. I have diagnosed autism and I'm on awaiting list for ADHD assessment, but if anything I think the ADHD is the dominant trait most of the time.

The new way of diagnosing autism where they just say you're "on the spectrum" is frustratingly vague but I'm somewhere towards the HFA / Aspergers end of things. I'm pretty good at covering it up, so it isn't noticeable most of the time, but I find doing that exhausting.

I've also had Type 1 Diabetes since the age of 5 and that definitely has an effect on mood and sleep, and exacerbates the ADHD and Autism, particularly in terms of fatigue and stress.

The NHS don't seem very keen to recognise links between different conditions, except perhaps within mental health. So talking about AS + ADHD is fine, but trying to get any recogniton of the combined consequences of T1D with AS + ADHD is an uphill battle.

I have rulings about moderate level of disability because of special health problem and total incapacity of work since nearly five years. They started early enough to give me care allowance and social pension (which is about 5 times larger than the former benefit). I have ICD-10 diagnoses of a F2x condition (a mental illness) and F84.x (a pervasive developmental disorder). I am also commonly diagnosed with F42 (obsessive-compulsive disorder). By the end of 2008 my OCD was considered bookish by a psychiatrist and 18.11.2019 I got ruling on which there was (probably) stated that I have severe OCD. I think that I am not high-functioning because I have very poor achievements in job (occupational area), I have never had a girlfriend or even closer friend, I live with parents (I am above 28,5 years old) and I have never driven a car (od course, I have no driving licence). I would say that I am just modrate-functioning. My autism is not typical. It is not bookish ASD similar to Kanner's syndrome. It looks like developmental schizoautistic illness or schizotypal pervasive developmental disorder.

Some people can display similar traits to Asperger's when they have a physical condition, but not actually be on the spectrum.
My mum has a friend who has an 11-year-old daughter who was born with some physical defects that's affected her eyesight and she is getting blinder each year. Also she got abused by her own dad (he's in prison for it now). So now she's suffering with self-esteem issues as well as her physical deformities, and she's being bullied in school and doesn't have many friends at all, and she keeps having meltdowns. And now they think just because of that, she's on the spectrum. But personally I don't think she is on the spectrum. I believe she was born with an NT-wired brain, but the effects of being blind, physically deformed, abused by her dad and bullied in school has made her rather insecure, and insecurities can affect children a great deal.

My anxiety makes my AS more obvious. Before my anxiety went bad, I went unnoticed. I got diagnosed with ADD in 4th grade so I was on medication for it and under treatment for it but none of it was really effective.

I also was diagnosed with OCD and also been told I have an adjustment disorder. I just figured this meant I have a hard time adjusting to new situations and it was another label for an autism component. But now I think this is just a label therapists use when they don't understand why you are having all these issues for unknown reason. It's also used for medical insurance purposes so they can continue paying for the sessions because there needs to be a diagnoses so insurance can cover it. So therapists will hand this label out because they sure are not going to diagnose a patient with another disorder they don't even have. Plus I also have learning issues too so that impacted my learning through school. It didn't get more obvious until I got older when the school work got harder.

Looking at my old report cards from elementary school, everything needed improvement. I got Cs in anything that involved reading because of my reading comprehension. I was even surprised to see someone had written I had a sever learning disability. I always assumed it was mild because I can read fine and write fine and copy work fine off the board teacher writes. Plus I don't get any numbers mixed up.

But it's kept me out of college.