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[apeman]

Received a social pragmatic communication disorder diagnosis. I could only put "not on the spectrum" on signing up, since I don't have autism mannerisms. Should I have put Aspergers - undiagnosed?

 

[Rocco]

Welcome aboard
It is your preference as to what you select, do you believe you are in th spectrum?

 

[apeman]

Read many aspergers books but couldn't reconcile with the repetitive mannerisms or the focused interest in one subject. Get to the social descriptions and I'm spot on.

 

[ancusmitis]

Welcome to the forums. I know a lot of people think of autism as only being social in nature, but I don't agree with that view. But that's okay. We'd be happy to have you regardless.

 

[Ste11aeres]

Read many aspergers books but couldn't reconcile with the repetitive mannerisms or the focused interest in one subject. Get to the social descriptions and I'm spot on.

Regardless of your spectrum status, you're welcome here. We are a diverse community.

 

[unsurewhattoname]

So you're Asperger's without the restrictive repetitive behaviour parts?

Here's a description from my report:

If you take the restrictive repetitive interests part out is it accurate?

Can't be autism or Asperger's (both need repetitive) but PDD-NOS doesn't .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervasive_developmental_disorder_not_otherwise_specified#Subgroups

"The biggest group (around 50 percent) consists of those who meet all the diagnostic criteria for autistic disorder, but whose stereotypical and repetitive behaviors are noticeably mild."

That's the closest out of all the labels this site offers I think.

 

[ancusmitis]

"The biggest group (around 50 percent) consists of those who meet all the diagnostic criteria for autistic disorder, but whose stereotypical and repetitive behaviors are noticeably mild."

According to DSM-IV criteria, that means they have autistic disorder and not Aspergers. One of any number of reasons the old distinction isn't that useful.

I still think only meeting the social criteria is something different. ADHD causes social impairment too, because social interaction requires you to stay on task. Just as an example.