Moving up the spectrum

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Did anyone move up the spectrum throughout his life?

I mean getting better and more able than was previously possible according to previous limits. Strong changes in communication, sensory and other such areas that usually worsen or get better by everyday influences.
The opposite of long-term regression: a long-term improvement that had positive effects on several areas of difficulties.

I do not mean forced improvement. Educational therapy (good), force or even abuse (bad) usually implores what potential is already there for use. I understand it can be hard to distinguish. The line's crossed often. And the connection is mysterious. I will not exclude diets, biomedical intervention and every other crude interferences. The effect they sometimes have is likely a distinct change that is not based on educational/psychological means.

Anyone is welcome to share!

PS: You don't need to know/explain why you moved up the spectrum. I just want to hear if anyone else moved up.

I moved a bit up when i was 15 and went on a trip, i returned feeling more secure and confident, mostly because of being away from my parents. I moved down the spectrum when i was 17 and started developing software for fun, spending all my time alone. I moved further down at 19 when my father died and i didn't have him pressing me to be normal anymore. I moved up a lot at 24 when i decided to start acting normal because i was upset about not having a girlfriend. Then at 26 i got cured, jumped out of the spectrum. I'm sorry, that's probably not what you wanted to hear, and i wish i could post without mentioning the cure. But in case that was what you wanted to hear, here's a post i made about my situation: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp1306940.html#1306940

I'm sure a lot of people have, it's more common than the reverse (although the reverse is not altogether rare either).

I did both at once.

I think it is possible. Looking at my son a year ago compared with now I have to say he has improved immensly!
He is interacting with kids at school for a start where as at kindy it was rare for him to talk to the teachers even.
His self help skills have improved, his speech has gotten a little better, he can read, is starting to write.
Of course there are days where he is more like a 3 year old than a 5 year old but hey that's life lol.
I hope as he gets older he can be more aspie instead of autie, if that is possible????

I have improved many of my skills, I don't think that necessarily counts as moving "up" on the spectrum though.

It's possible for people to start off as autistic, and they then develop into Asperger's for the rest of their life. It's also possible to go back after an improvement.

I went autism, to Asperger's in primary school (1 to 7), then back to autism in my twenties through a gradual deterioration in high school.

I am always believing I have gone from AS to borderline or NT. Its called denial and I was advised to give it up.

I really DO think I have improved a lot though and though I was recently re-evaluated, I am still an aspie but I have made good progress and thats official

Its just down to adding more pictures to my mental library I think. I have more images to help me understand things.