autism and aspergers

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So, considering I haven't gone to see a specialist yet, so I dont know what I am.... I've been thinking hard lately, and it almost seems like I have a lot of traits of autism and aspergers. Is this scientifically possible? I mean, usually I could be very close to self diagnosing myself with something, then suddenly a piece of criteria will get in the way, but I'm very nearly there; more so with aspergers than autism. I figured I might be half autistic and 2 thirds aspergers.

what are you talking about? as *is* on the autism spectrum, so yes it's possible!

Yeah, exactly, it's a spectrum, not a set text, it's perfectly possible to have symptoms from all abotu and just be generally autistic rather than specifically in any direction.

could mean you fall into the pddnos range

Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)

PDD/NOS is a diagnosis often considered for children who show some symptoms of autism but who do not meet the specific diagnostic criteria for the other Pervasive Developmental Disorders. PDD-NOS can mean Mild Asperger's<--->Just About Classic Autism. PDD-NOS is not always mild, can also be severe. PDD-NOS= mild aspergers, between aspergers and autism-atypical autism, or one or two symptoms away from classic autism. This diagnosis is usually give when the person does not meet the whole criteria for Autistic Disorder because of late age at onset, atypical symptomatology, or subthreshold symptomatology, or all of these.

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yes pdd nos is a possiblity; now, the thing is, what puzzles me is the ease of going to a doctor who would be sympathetic enough to refer me to a specialist, as it wouldn't be taken seriously by all doctors and some would probably just dismiss it as depression and give me surm druurgs B.

Well anyway, that's on my mind. It's so confusing all this, and supposing I go for a diagnosis and I come out with something unknown to me, which may not be true anyway because specialists could probably find anything in anyone that might indicate a disorder.

I keep on thinking to myself, yes, lots of people have that problem, but do they have THIS problem along with it? OR THIS problem, or THIS problem; well, I hope you see the point I am making.

Yeah thanks for your advice, and I am sorry if I am posting things that have been covered before; just that I really don't know what better way there is of going about getting bits of advice - of course - certainly it would be far more accurate to go to official websites and contact those people; would it be more accurate than asking people on here? That's a trouble.