Age at diagnosis

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Here is a poll on age at diagnosis

dx'd at 31 and yes there has been several other polls/topics on this too I think.

Is interesting. You could do with 50+ on your poll.

I didn't take the poll as I don't have an official diagnosis as of now, but it was pointed out to me by an EX that I might be, then my Aunt soon after, who was a pre-school teacher, had a kid in her class who had ASD and that he reminded her of me when I was growing up. With my EX, we first started dating and I was trying to put on my best face at first and then well, by the 3rd date the truth showed it's ugly head.

It did start making sense, the stupid things I had done and said, no eye contact, needing a set schedule and being uptight, odd interests, eccentric, a bit of a geek and generally my own odd mannerisms, which why I was HATED in school. So, this answered questions about the past and while I still feel embarrassed along with s--ty about the thing, I came to realize this was not 100% all my fault.

I was 24 at the time but it took me a long time to get past the denial phase, which was like 5 years later.

I was diagnosed at 5 and a half in 1980.

64 (a few days before 65)

49 years 11 months

27, back in 2004.

Before 15.
Technically between age 14 at latest and 10 at earliest with professionals involved.

It could've been as early as 5 if it weren't for financial issues and lack of overall knowledge at the time.

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I don't have a diagnosis but I first suspected it at age 31 when I read a book about mild forms of autism and recognized myself in some of the descriptions.

Like 3 weeks before 30th birthday

I was 12.

16

I was diagnosed in 2021 at the age of 19.