How Old Were You When You Were Dx'd/Self Dx'd?

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How old were you when you were dx'd, or self-dx'd as on the spectrum?
0-5 years old 8%  8%  [ 34 ]
6-10 8%  8%  [ 34 ]
11-16 16%  16%  [ 67 ]
17-21 18%  18%  [ 79 ]
22-29 21%  21%  [ 90 ]
30-39 13%  13%  [ 57 ]
40-49 10%  10%  [ 43 ]
50+ 6%  6%  [ 24 ]
Not on the spectrum as far as you are aware 1%  1%  [ 3 ]
Other 0%  0%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 432

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03 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm

I was diagnosed with AS when I was 14.



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03 Aug 2013, 9:04 pm

Just shy of 31, in early 2004,
a shrink dx'd me (I'd never heard of Asperger's before).


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03 Aug 2013, 9:19 pm

diagnosed fairly recently a few months ago at the age of 25, from a mental health checkup after suffering extreme stress from my degree. It concluded I do have Aspergers


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05 Aug 2013, 3:11 pm

I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when i was 11 years old.



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05 Aug 2013, 3:34 pm

Officially diagnosed at the age of 21. I first suspected it when I was 19 or 20, I don't exactly remember.

I was 18 when someone called me autistic for the first time. I laughed so hard about it in his face. How ironic, LOL.



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11 Aug 2013, 12:30 pm

I was diagnosed at age 3



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11 Aug 2013, 12:30 pm

I was diagnosed at age 3



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15 Aug 2017, 3:46 pm

I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at age 9.



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15 Aug 2017, 11:21 pm

58, which was a bit late. Had no idea at all until my mid 50's.



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15 Aug 2017, 11:32 pm

Was made aware at 39... DX'd a few weeks ago.



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16 Aug 2017, 12:02 am

i was diagnosed as simply "autistic" when i was about 3 years old.

the diagnosticians said simply that i was "mildly autistic", in that i exhibited many autistic traits, but i did not seem to be mentally impaired.

as a baby and child, i was unaffected by people grimacing at me or trying to catch my attention or involve me in any way with their attempted communication.

i did not cry to be picked up.

i did not feel lonely for company and start wailing for attention when left alone in my cot.

i wailed when i wanted something, but beyond that i did not care for affection or communication.

my sisters said they pulled goofy faces at me and tried to catch my attention to entertain me when i was a baby and toddler, and i paid no attention to them.

when people smiled at me i remained devoid of expression.

my parents became worried that there was something wrong with me and referred me for medical evaluation, which resulted in a diagnosis of "mild autism".

when i was 11, my behavior was too difficult for conventional schools to control, and i was referred to special psychiatric units for children and adolescents and i spent most of my school life in that environment.

my psychiatrist was marie bashir (who later became the governer of NSW (just a name dropping thing there)) and i was fascinated with her and she was likewise fascinated by me.

we developed a special relationship and i spent hours in sessions with her describing to her my answers to the questions she asked.

she was researching "autism" as well as providing therapy in those days (1983), and she once told me that she wanted me to participate in a study into a"different classification of autism".

she was working with lorna wing (by correspondence obviously) i believe gathering data for the eventual arrival at the diagnostic inclusion of "asperger's autism" into the dsm 2 or whatever it was at the time.

i had many interviews with her in the presence of university students (no more than 3 at a time).

so at that time, i believe it was believed by them that i would fit this new criteria, but i grew up and left before it was included in the dsm eventually in 1994.

in 1996 when i was 24 years old, i was in trouble for my 3rd drink driving charge and my lawyer wanted to find out more about my psychiatric history for my defense, and i was sent, together with the notes gathered by marie bashir, and my siblings and parents to an analyst who diagnosed me with the now valid "asperger syndrome" diagnosis.



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16 Aug 2017, 12:21 am

Around 23, and actually it was my sister who said she though I might have that and so I looked into it. I remember my mom got sort of mad at her because she thought it would upset me or something but actually it made a lot of sense, with a lot of social difficulties I've had and sensory issues.


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16 Aug 2017, 3:34 pm

I've suspected since I worked with Autistic adults in mid-2000's, officially diagnosed high-functioning Autistic by psychiatrist at age 43 on Monday of this week.



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09 Sep 2017, 7:37 pm

When I was 13 (I still am!) :D .


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09 Sep 2017, 8:25 pm

Suspected it since I was 11. Formally diagnosed whe I was 14. I'm glad that I was diagnosed relatively young compared to some members here, but I still wish we knew a bit sooner. I think I could've had a better relationship with my family and trust people more. Or maybe not. But I'm still young, so I still have a lifetime to potentially fix that.


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11 Sep 2017, 1:32 am

I never heard of it till my mom told me she thought I had it after I graduated high-skwel. I did alittle research & it seemed to fit so I thought I had it but I didn't dwell on it much. I was 18 at the time. I was misdiagnosed when i was officially tested at 20. I was told I had Aspergers but it was due to Schizoid Personality Disorder instead of autism.


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