Autism or Aspie?

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Asperger's here. Diagnosed. And agreeing.

I like auties better though, they can be better at music and art and that kind of stuff, OK aspies can... but... it's like they are less likely to be really good...

I also have ADD, which really helped me be less aspie like, which I'm very grateful for.

I was diagnosed with aspergers when i was 6, they suspected it when i covered my ears when the other kids screamed "Congratulations" when i went 5. Also because i didn't want to play with the other ones.

My diagnosis is Asperger's Syndrome (and ADHD), but since that is on the autistic spectrum anyway, I am by logical implication autistic.

I prefer to call myself autistic when speaking to the general population (in my country, hardly anyone except for the ooccasional geek has heard of Asperger's Syndrome anyway, so I don't use the term often); when I am with aspies who know what that means, I call myself an aspie.

I kind of like saying I am autistic because I like seeing people's reactions. It has been a particularly positive thing sometimes, because some people whose nephews or children or whatever are autistic don't feel comfortable talking about it normally, and when someone states it as boldly as I do, with no shame or embarassment but rather with great glee, it's like a big weight off their shoulders to know they can talk about it as openly without all the support-group misery usually associated with "conditions".

In South Africa there are no weird discriminatory laws against autistic people like there are in some states in America -- not that I am aware of anyway -- so saying I am autistic doesn't bar me from anything.

I was diagnosed with HFA and Anxiety in 1996 at the age of 9 years. There seems to be a lot more people with Asperger's then HFA on WP.

I was diagnosed with HFA about 8 years ago and with acute anxiety problems 2-3 years ago. Problem is that two psychologists that I've seen since my first diagnosis don't seem to think I have the former.

Diagnosed Autism, high functioning.

Diagnosed formally just yesterday as an Aspie - aged 43 so a bit late in life but hey never too late is my motto : )

i was diagnosed with aspergers when i was 15

Diagnosed classic autism at 9 officially by a private organisation, and at 11 by the local autism organisation, can consider myself as HFA as my IQ is above 70 (Updated)

Diagnosed with ADD at the age of 3.
Diagnosed with autism at the age of 4.
Had language delay until 5.

Did not consider myself autistic until 23.
IQ is 143.

Aspie

Aspergers

A slight elaboration. When I was three I was put down as having "autistic features" and as far as I know that's as far as any diagnosis went, since it was in the days when people weren't diagnosed with AS, and I don't feel like I need to seek an AS diagnosis now. Nevertheless, I attended the higher-functioning program at Giant Steps in Montréal before attending school.

i was diagnosed with aspergers about a year ago

I had a suspected case of autism in 1992
Officially was diagnosed with Autism in 1999 (just recently found out)
Suspected case of depression in 2007 (undiagnosed)
Suspected case of having Aspergers in 2009 (undiagnosed)

Diagnosed with AS in '06, waiting and wondering about a possible previous diagnoses...or even documented suspicions. I am not your typical aspie.