I am a girl diagnosed with mild Asperger's???

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Im new to all this so i just want to know if there are any other girls with mild Asperger's on here, and if so is it ok if u could tell me a bit about ur life and how u had to deal with life being an Aspie, or if u werent diagnosed early, just being an "outsider". I just want to know if other female Aspiess had a similar life to mine, which basically was not great.

Thanks.

Im 18, btw.

Heya! I was diagnosed at 16. PM if you would like & i'll tell you my feelings on the matter. Forgot to say I have mild aspergers's aswell,

I don't understand mild aspergers and people who claim to be high functioning aspergers as a diagnosis. That just basically means you are a geek.

I suggest you research it.

If you don't understand it as a diagnosis, then why does it say that you got diagnosed yourself? Im not trying to sound cheeky, rude or ignorant, im just a bit confused.

When I hear "mild", I usually just assume that the person is compensating to the point that they don't immediately seem like they have it. A lot of girls, in particular, are good at covering up their symptoms.

And no, geek != mild Asperger's. You can be a geek and still function normal in the social realm. You might be socially awkward, but it's not the same thing.

Usually when people say stuff like that, what they mean is that Asperger's itself is already considered to be a mild form of autism. So, if you have mild Asperger's, it's "mild mild" autism. So they assume that there's nothing wrong with you.

Don't bother trying to defend yourself or proving that you have it. You don't need to prove anything to anyone. Mild or not, you are welcome here.

You`ll find that there are a lot of girls with mild AS on here.

Hi there!

I remember trying to go for a diagnosis at age 18. It was difficult.

The first specialist I was at figured that no, young adult females cannot have AD(H)D or autism. That was about the most ignorant person I have met. Seriously, girls and women not having autism? Such nonsense!

I need to go now, but just wanted to write a quick "hello" anyway!

Hi there. I was diagnosed at an early age, with mild AS. Although it interferes with my life, I've still never felt different when I was at school. I always felt younger than the other kids in my class (although I wasn't), and I sometimes felt stupid when it came to group discussion tasks because I felt bored and never quite knew what the hell we were meant to be doing.

As a young adult, I struggle in social situations, but I still am pretty socially motivated. I seem to know what's socially acceptable and what's not, and I usually know what I should and shouldn't say to certain people, and I always try to keep my cool. I am pretty good at hiding my AS, but (funnily enough) it's not always possible when I'm with a person who makes me feel uncomfortable (mostly those sorts of people are people who are popular and tend to look down upon shy people).

I am good at expressing my feelings. In fact, if people don't know how I am feeling, I get angry. Even as a child, I always told teachers about my worries, so nobody ever got concerned about me. That was quite lucky really.

Hai, I'm a girl and I've just been formally diagnosed with Asperger's. I'm 28, so I'm a bit older

I had a few issues when trying to get people to recognise Asperger's. Firstly, I also have Schizoaffective Disorder, and some of the schizo side of life can seem like ASD. I think it was only when it was clear to my psychiatrist that my Schizoaffective was asymptomatic that he was prepared to reconsider his stance on whether I had ASD, and gave his Seal Of Approval [TM]. Before that, my psychologist had been insisting to my psychiatrist that I had "undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome" due to my issues with empathy, social issues and obsessive special interests that have been persistent since childhood.

Apparently, I also present very well, in the sense that I can make some sort of eye contact with while in conversations, and basically I can carry on conversations with people. My first psychiatrist basically dismissed the idea of me being on the spectrum out of hand [he basically laughed] and said that it was less likely for females to be on the spectrum and besides, I "present too well to be on the spectrum". I told him of my childhood and he said that I sounded obsessive but it didn't mean anything. Suffice to say, he is no longer my psychiatrist.

I don't know if I am "mild" - my psychiatrist didn't use any terminology to describe my Asperger's, except to say that I have it. I would say that over the years, I've developed coping strategies for social situations through mimicry and observation, to the extent where I think it's not immediately noticeable that there is an issue. I did some training as a therapist so I know active listening skills and how to apply them.

Apparently I can come across as cold and aloof, although I'm not sure why because it's not how I perceive myself.

It is surprising though that I have told four people of my Asperger's dx, and all were very surprised. They said things like, "I never would have picked you to have Asperger's."

I would, however, call myself a socially-motivated Aspie. I like social interaction and I like being around people. Unfortunately, I just don't understand them. Humans, for me, are both a source of great pleasure and great pain. Sometimes, the pain that they cause on me have made me cynical and reclusive, and even now I generally find it hard to trust people. I find that disappointing because I really would prefer to view humans in a better light.

There is mild ADD, mild anxiety, mild schizophrenia, mild cancer, mild dyspraxia, mild mental retardation, mild dyslexia, mild ceberal palsy.

There is mild everything regarding disabilities and conditions.


This is exactly one of the reasons why I hate functioning labels, ignorance like yours.

I am not exactly mild in my case, but I do have Aspergers. If you want my life story, just pm me about it.

There is mild moderate and severe AS.

I have noticed however that people who claim their diagnosis as high functioning aspergers can't really relate much to autism sensory issues, stims but do relate to high focus, awkward social situations. It really does make me wonder why it's even considered autism. Not aspergers but specifically "mild" or "High functioning aspergers"

I remember the days when geeks were not diagnosed as such. They had just very few things in common with actual autism where as people who are just told that they have aspergers do have alot of autism traits just not as severe as classic autism.

I have mild AS too. Diagnosed at age 12. I don't feel like telling my life story. Feel free to PM me with any questions.