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  1. OuterSpaceBoy

    Looking back on the first two years after my AS diagnosis

    Hello everybody, I’ve written a little piece reflecting on the first two years after my AS diagnosis. If anyone’s interested, please have a look: https://medium.com/@OuterSpaceBoy/everything-changes-nothing-changes-a0bc211ed45e#.r9follwnv
  2. AspieJme

    Aspie Newbie

    I just started this new journey in my life a few months ago.... I also put together a presentation about all of my findings about Asperger's. My son and I both have it and we are so glad (after an emotional roller coaster) to have found out and have life make sende finally. :] Please feel free...
  3. Kusan38

    Hi - please advise on seeking diagnosis

    I'm a 30-year-old female who has been thoroughly fascinated with Aspergers for months (with at least some superficial interest over the last few years). I see some traits of it in myself, while other traits do not fit. This causes me a lot of uncertainty and fluctuating opinions of whether this...
  4. goneepi

    Do these scores really indicate Aspergers?

    Hi all, I recently posted about the frustrations of even getting the ball rolling on a formal diagnosis, but I thought in the mean time I'd see if you might look at my scores on the various tests and see if they seem to indicate ASD. I know it's not official, but I need to get closer to an...
  5. goneepi

    Waiting for a diagnosis

    Hi all, I'm a first-timer here. I'm a 38-year-old guy, and I've been in cognitive therapy for about 4 years now dealing with depression, anxiety, and PTSD after a mugging a few years ago and some other stuff. In all that time, the question of autism or aspbergers never came up until a few weeks...
  6. Greigharts

    Finally a diagnosis that fits (Only took 50 plus years)

    Hi Everyone my name is Julian I'm finally out of the fog of a 3 year depression and got a handle on my other "issues". Being on new meds and working with good doctors at last, is great! But ... Finally knowing I'm on the spectrum is the BEST!!! (To bad Aspergers is no longer in the DSM V, it...
  7. Cosmophylla

    Autism in girls often unreported and missed or misdiagnosed, support group says

    Not written by me Autism in girls often unreported and missed or misdiagnosed, support group says By social affairs correspondent Norman Hermant April 2, 2016 Girls living with autism are often misdiagnosed, misunderstood or missed completely, says a group formed to support girls with...
  8. sisselcakes

    Dating man with ASD traits. When/if to broach the subject?

    I just posted a very long narrative about a specific incident I had recently with my boyfriend of 7 months. I have a hard time describing in words my experience with him. I love him very much. He is kind, caring, and loyal. We have ongoing communication problems,usually that end up with me...
  9. I

    Finally seeking a professional diagnosis—Overwhelmed

    It has taken me two years, but I finally have health insurance and the ability to seek a professional diagnosis for what I highly suspect is Asperger's. I am worried about the outcome, mostly that the diagnosis will not confirm my suspicions and that I do not have Asperger's, but am instead...
  10. Libecht

    How is Asperger's syndrome Diagnosed?

    Recently I'm thinking about getting an official dignosis, but kind of worried what may happen. Does anyone know what the dignosis procedure is like? Chatting with a doctor, getting a scan of brain, finishing a survey or something like that?
  11. R

    5 Pieces of Advice for Other Adults Recently Diagnosed on the Spectrum

    What do you all think of these suggestions? http://themighty.com/2015/09/5-pieces-of-advice-for-other-adults-recently-diagnosed-on-the-spectrum/
  12. Progster

    High functioning but mild or more severe ASD

    My diagnostic report says that I have moderate Asperger's Syndrome, but elsewhere it says that I'm "high functioning." Is this a contradiction? Is it possible to be 'high functioning' and yet have a moderate, or more severe level of autism? Or does "high functioning" mean, by definition, that...
  13. Mortiis39

    Where to get tested/diagnosed in Melbourne, Australia?

    https://www.aspiescentral.com/threads/hi-from-australia-and-help-needed-please.13053/ Above is the link to my original Welcome/About me thread, I was advised to open a separate one here, and ask if any other Aussies know where to get tested/diagnosed properly on the Autism spectrum. It seems...
  14. Mortiis39

    Hi from Australia - and help needed please?

    Hi there everyone, I am new to this particular community (joined minutes ago), and have yet to be diagnosed yet on the Autism spectrum, yet I do have a lot of other diagnosis (mainly BPD, Noonan Syndrome, which I was born with, Depression, Severe Social Anxiety). I am located in Melbourne...
  15. Geoo98

    Diagnosis

    I went to the doctors yesterday to start the process of getting a formal diagnosis but I got stuck pretty much straight away and couldn't talk because I was on my own. It was horrible. When I finally managed to talk properly he told me that there's no one he can refer me to so now I really don't...
  16. Dave-V

    Just received diagnosis

    It's 4 o'clock in the morning, I've been awake for 45 minutes but can't imagine getting back to sleep. I received my diagnosis yesterday and my head is swirling. It's been around 15 months since my counsellor asked whether I'd ever been assessed for autism, and it's been a learning process...
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