degrees of aspergersness?

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Just wondering if there's such a thing as degrees or levels to aspergers from least obstructive to activities of daily living to completely unable to function without assistance from others.

Thanks.

Not "officially". I mean: a diagnosis of Aspergers is a diagnosis of Aspergers (rather than "mild Aspergers", etc). That being said, everyone experiences their symptoms to different degrees, and generally mild, moderate, and severe levels of Aspergers can be seen.

The latter individual would be excluded from a diagnosis of AS by section 5 of the diagnostic criteria for AS.

Despite that criteria, per Tony Attwood it seems that many people diagnosed with AS did have delays in the development of age-appropriate self help skills and adaptive behavior. I certainly did.

But then I also seem to fit the criteria for autism, and the criteria also says a diagnosis of autism should supercede AS, and that doesn't happen a lot either.

When I was diagnosed, my doctor said that there were degrees or levels of it.

I can detect the varying degrees of AS just by reading the posts here.

Oh? What do you do?

hey, i scored like 47on asq and 184 on aspie test but i can pretend to be very normal.

Autism is a spectrum, so there are certainly degrees to which different people are affected.

Our top 2 sportsmen have AS genes but noone noos but me

They are at the top tier of higher functioning

Really, that's intriguing! could you give me an assessment...

of course there are 'degrees', but it's not a simple fact of just measuring them, just a way of expressing how badly you , generally, are affected in your everyday life.

It would really require a multi-dimensional approach. Functioning level, robustness (as previously discussed), severity of sensory issues, attention focusing ability, memory quality, communication skills (basic and advanced), and probably many others.

Could you tell me where I stand beneath the sun?

Yes, from reading about other people's experiences, it's possible to see that there are varying degrees of Aspergers. Some people function very well, hold down good jobs, have successful family lives, some have an air of confidence and having it all (which may or not be how they feel inside) and others need a lot of support for daily living.

And as Callista once said a while back, a very high functioning autie may be very unhappy and suicidal, while someone who is need of constant support may be extremely happy.

I've noticed this as well. It seems that Asperger's is the 'default' in some mental health circles for high functioning. Strictly interpreting the DSM-IV, I am more HFA than Asperger's. But my DX is Asperger's. This is one reason I don't get caught up in specific labels.