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My Diagnosis, Asperger's vs High Functioning Autism

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  • hey don't get too hung up on the wordiology of it all. I guess that's easy for me to say because I don't have an official diagnosis yet. I'm just a selfdia and I haven't spoken to my family about it. I did try to ask my mom how old I was when I learned to talk but she said she didn't keep track of that. That seems suspect to me because I know she kept track of stuff. Anyway, I don't worry about the labels too much and maybe I'll seek a diagnosis at some point but I don't feel the need to yet.

  • Sounds like PDD-NOS, which can be a diagnosis given when you don't

    "qualify" for the Asperger's diagnosis or Autistic Disorder because for Autistic Disorder there has to be a communication impairment of some type [not limited to speech delay].

  • High Functioning Autism is when you show classic autism then grow out of it and reach something very close to an aspie. So I would say you are as much an aspie as any other aspie but your diagnosis tells that you were more autistic as a child. Thats it. So enjoy being the aspie you are and be yourself.

  • I can't imagine anyone wanting to take away your aspie card. I wouldn't get too caught up in labels (unless fitting a diagnosis can get you support or money) because we're all individuals that fit somewhere not just in the autism spectrum but on dozens of other spectra at the same time.

  • @JustEmbers I'm some one who was diagnosed as high functioning Aspergers late in life. I learned to walk and talk at an earlier age than what is normal. Never had any incontinance issues ever. I couldn't read or write until I was about 8 or9. Was awkward and bullied early on until I learned how to fight. I would at one time fight at the drop of a hat if bullied. The bullying came to a stop after that.

  • To clarify their is a delay in development with aspergers up until the age of five. You have to remember that the psych field is not an exact science. At 7:30 I completely relate to that ability to focus. With the changes to the DSM is going to happen a million times in the next 50 years.

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