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diagnosis

  1. zozie

    It's official: Me and my kids are diagnosed autistic

    Just got back from that award-winning doctor, who actually saw both my older and younger kid, and me, and he and his team diagnosed us all. The whole thing took four hours, including the ADOS-2, and we felt seen as people. They offered some great resources. So now it's official. I can get the...
  2. flyingswallows

    Do you have to take someone with you/give their contact details?

    Hi, I'm very conflicted. I have my assessment appointment on Thursday. My mum told me a year ago that 'since childhood, you've always isolated yourself at home and have had mood swings'. She now has no recollection of this, and has told me I was completely normal growing up. My dad corroborates...
  3. zozie

    Finally Saw A Decent Doc - ASD Assessment Update

    Well, nearly 2 months after my first, rather wretched assessment process, I finally saw a young PsyD student (nearly done) with extensive experience interning at a private clinic assessing autistic kids and adults. The clinic in question just won an award for their research on autism diagnoses...
  4. P

    Encounter with Dismissive GP over Potential Asperger's

    Hello I'm new here and I've just joined today so I can share what has happened to me today. First of all I would like to give you a brief bit of background history. I'm 45 years old, female and I live in the north of England. I've suffered with depression, anxiety and social anxiety my whole...
  5. K

    DIAGNOSIS OF FAMILY MEMBER:

    Hi I'm very new to this website however I wanted to know peoples experiences with being diagnosed as a female or a family member being diagnosed? How hard did you find the experience? Also if it's a family member - how is it having an older sibling with Aspergers? Or being an older sibling with...
    • KateH21
    • Thread
    • aspergers diagnosis depression diagnosis family aspergers mpd multiple personality disorder ocd sister aspergers
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General Autism Discussion
  6. Clueless in Canada

    Processing My Assessment Results

    It has taken me awhile to process my assessment results and I have read and re-read the written report, probably fixating on it too much. I know my thoughts are not rational or logical because I am both disturbed by wording that sounds critical and negative and yet also annoyed because I think...
  7. PurplePasta

    I will need help soon :-)

    Hello everyone I come as a double act as I myself have Asperger's and my daughter is self diagnosed as high functioning. I have to self diagnose because I struggled so much getting a diagnosis for her. Recent psychologists have said "she meets most of the criteria but not all of it" because of...
  8. leehart

    The journey to

    A bit of recounting of my journey to this point in the small chance it may be helpful to others. Will share anything I am learning.
    • leehart
    • Blog
    • aspergers autism diagnosis
  9. H

    Do you think I'm autistic?

    Hi there! ^^ I think I'm obviously autistic. It's so expencive to get diagnosis in my country, and we don't have that much money. Therefore (and becouse we don't know about it for a long time) I've never been diagnosed. Autistic traits I have: Stimming - I stimming since my baby ages! Every...
  10. Sora

    I went to the psychiatrist

    I went to the psychiatrist today because for a while I've been thinking that I may have autism. Although they didn't tell me "you have autism" or anything, after talking to them and saying out loud what I wanted to say, I'm now sure that I do have autism. I'm happy I'm sure now because I've...
  11. Kitty1995

    Suspected Asperger's all my life

    I'm a 24 year old female. I'm diagnosed with ADHD since 2016 but I think there is more to it. What has made me suspect Asperger's? As a child, I had to attend occupational therapy because I would have meltdowns if seams of my clothing would touch my skin. I had to wear all my clothes inside...
  12. Rebecca Merriam

    Socialy anxious, and maybe autistic

    I don't know where to begin. I've always been a bit off, when I was younger other kids my age have always thought I was "retarded", or super smart. I didn't like looking directly at other peoples faces, I'd fall over while standing still. When I was a teenager I self diagnosed myself as...
  13. RMX07

    30-something Aspie writer from Australia saying ‘Hi!’

    So, I’ve been lurking on these forums for the last couple of months, gathering as much information as I could before my initial appointment with my psychologist for an autism diagnosis. For all of the info you folks have provided me, I wanted to say a very big THANK YOU! It has been comforting...
    • RMX07
    • Thread
    • aspergirls australia camouflaging diagnosis female masking
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  14. F

    Hi from new Zealand. (trigger warning)

    Hi, my name is flora and I am 20. I finally got diagnosed at the end of last year after waiting 2 years in the public mental health system. My parents didn't have any idea about asd and I grew up knowing I didn't fit in but having no idea why, I developed alot of anxiety and depression trying to...
  15. Crossbreed

    Finding Support Resources in the USA...

    I have moved this post to my external blog, Autlanders: Thriving Outside of the Box
    • Crossbreed
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • diagnosis disability income legal assistance medical assistance parents pension support services twice exceptional usa
    • Category: Aspergers & Autism
  16. Weezer

    DSM-V (diagnostic manual)

    I understand that Asperger's has been removed from the DSM-V, why I do not know. I was diagnosed relatively recently with autism spectrum disorder. The DSM has levels 1, 2 and 3 from what I can tell. The DSM-IV had a much broader range. The spectrum has a very broad range of function and no two...
  17. D

    Sharing diagnosis

    Diagnosed with Asperger’s a few weeks ago. Just wondering if anyone has any good resources (leaflets, PDFs, etc) that they have found helpful when trying to tell friends and family about the diagnosis. Struggling to find the right materials (especially ones that don’t cost a lot). Thank you x
  18. D

    New ASD Diagnosis

    Hello everyone! This is a message addressed to parents and families of people with ASD. We are a young med-tech start-up working towards a revolutionary and completely novel diagnostic tool that will simplify enormously the detection and diagnosis of ASD in both children and adults. The method...
  19. Miss Chief

    This Optical Illusion Could Help to Diagnose Autism

    I stumbled across this article on my travels and I thought is was interesting... LINK TO ARTICLE: This Optical Illusion Could Help to Diagnose Autism I've pasted the article here for those who would rather not follow the link... I thought this was really interesting :) Sorry if this has...
  20. R

    Is it unreasonable for family members to take advantage of ones' diagnosis for financial gain??

    Hi all! Sorry to bother you guys but I can't seem to understand the conveniences versus the negative impacts behind such initiatives and quite frankly I am appalled that members of my family (let alone anyone) would even lay a thought on using my diagnosis for their benefit. To give you a...
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