Adult Aspies - do you still fit the DSM-IV criteria?

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I would have fit the criteria more distinctly when I was a child.

Diagnosed as an adult. AS was unheard of when I was a child, and when my kids were little.

1) qualitative impairment in social interaction

Yes. Very much so.

2) restricted, repetitive and stereotyped behaviors and interests

Yes. Creature of habit and a creature of obsession. Ongoing.

3) significant impairment in important areas of functioning

This one seemed sort of vague to me, could describe a lot of things, but yes there are a lot of problems I've dealt with in regard to functioning as a "normal" adult.

4) no significant delay in language development

I began talking at the same time I began to read, at the age of three. So yes, no significant delay.

5) no significant delay in cognitive development, self-help skills or adaptive behaviors(other than social interaction)

No delays in these areas, either, save for some minor problems with acquiring self-help skills.

6) criteria are not met for another specific pervasive developmental disorder or schizophrenia.

No other developmental disorders and though I had some problems with having a 'fantasy prone personality' in my early years, the docs assured me later on that I didn't have schizophrenia. I've since learned that AS people can often have a very detailed fantasy life.

self dx-ed

i realize that things are expected of me... but suck at doing the correct thing... so i'd rather do my own thing, i guess......... watch or space out. i say what i have to say when it pertains.

Not according to the Psychiatrist who examined me (if I was) she said that I am on the spectrum, but to high to be Aspergers. So maybe I'm not a member of the club after all. For now I'm going with AS anyway.