| How old were you when you were dx'd, or self-dx'd as on the spectrum? |
| 0-5 years old |
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7% |
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| 6-10 |
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8% |
[ 31 ] |
| 11-16 |
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14% |
[ 53 ] |
| 17-21 |
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18% |
[ 68 ] |
| 22-29 |
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21% |
[ 77 ] |
| 30-39 |
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13% |
[ 48 ] |
| 40-49 |
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9% |
[ 35 ] |
| 50+ |
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5% |
[ 18 ] |
| Not on the spectrum as far as you are aware |
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0% |
[ 3 ] |
| Other |
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0% |
[ 1 ] |
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pete1061
Phoenix
Joined: Nov 13, 2011
Age: 43
Posts: 958
Location: Portland, OR
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purchase
Phoenix
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Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Age: 26
Posts: 2385
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Einfari
Velociraptor
Joined: Dec 23, 2011
Age: 18
Posts: 424
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| I was diagnosed at age two, according to my mother. My mom said that I knew my alphabet and could count to ten in English, Spanish, and German before my second birhtday, so I wasn't nonverbal like some Aspie children. My mom started to realize that something was wrong when I didn't want to interact with other children in daycare and when I was terrified of loud noises such as the washing machine and coffee grinder. My Aunt, who is a special ed teacher was the first person to tell my mom about Aspergers and that I might have it. My aunt was the first to diagnose me but I was officially diagnosed at a clinic soon after. This is what my mom told me but I have no actual memory of any of this. |
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JaeDee
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: Dec 13, 2011
Age: 20
Posts: 72
Location: Katherine NT Australia
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I was originally suggested for diagnosis for Aspergers when i was 4 years old, my parents were scared of it, being an Autism Spectrum.
then my mother as a teacher (when i was  had a student with Aspergers syndrome, instantly recognised many of my behaviours. 2 months later i was fully diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD. (the ADHD was already being investigated before hand)
i remember my tests, including one where i was strapped into a brain scanning thing and given computerised puzzles.
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ATwistedLogic
Raven
Joined: Apr 03, 2012
Age: 23
Posts: 104
Location: Eastleigh, UK
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Diagnosed when I was 4
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Chuzhack
Tufted Titmouse
Joined: Sep 06, 2011
Posts: 34
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18 years old, in the army, Asperger's. ADHD when I was 17. Though I started speaking when I was 8 months old, and it appears I was already obsessed with precision when I was very young.
(Personal Story Time You May Skip)
Mum told me that when I was a year and a half old my grandmother caught me playing with some dirt on the floor. She told me: "Don't touch that, it's kaka", to which I replied: "Granny, this isn't kaka, it's dirt. The kaka is in the potty." She was terrified with me everafter. Truthfully speaking, this event may have more to do with the fact that my parents never used "baby-speak" with me*, rather than with my inherent peculiarities.
* "Never saw the point of first teaching you incorrect language, just to teach you how to speak properly later on," mum told me. |
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Kinme
Dinosaurlicious
Joined: Apr 14, 2012
Posts: 3221
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I self-diagnosed around 16 when another aspie told me about his own differences and how he never fit. I felt like I belonged somewhere after that experience.
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MarthaCannary
Sea Gull
Joined: May 30, 2012
Posts: 243
Location: Unicomplex
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Took my first batch of tests when I was six, the last batch of test I took shortly after my seventh, put into play therapy, GLD class, bumped out to SLD class, bumped out again to the school supply closet where I stayed for two school years till my step-dad split and the woman that gave birth to me moved us to another place, the abuse started in earnest and i ended up in regular class and no more therapy.
I ignored the Dx when I was a kid, just like the woman who gave birth to me did. Used the I.Q. scores as some kind of badge of honor to avoid being called a retard, didn't work of course. I had to go look up what Hyperlexia, Dyscalculia and Autism were when I got home from school. All I have for a Dx is what I overheard the tester, the home room teacher and the woman who gave birth me talking about and i read the I.Q. score on the results page.....
No help since. Which has had a massive impact on my life. Which is why at thirty-six I'm going to go bare my heart and soul to a stranger to get the ball rolling for funding for the therapy I need. I need an official Dx in order to access local resources. I have no paperwork or any anything from my childhood, no records, nothing. So many lost friendships, jobs, no-starter of a career.... social outcast. playing havoc with my current relationship. Well the ASD and the PTSD.
Bleh... Dealing with all this crap all at once after decades of avoiding it sucks. |
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OliveOilMom
Queen of cans and jars
Joined: Nov 12, 2011
Posts: 6770
Location: Living in Faulkner's nightmare
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What if Jessie's girl was Stacy's mom and her number was 867-5309? |
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