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13 Aug 2009, 4:10 pm

Not true. People get diagnosed at all ages, that's why there are more diagnosed teenager/adults these days.


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13 Aug 2009, 5:47 pm

I was diagnosed last november aged 24 so not necessarily true. It took a while to get an assessment and had to kick up a fuss but finally got there in the end. I'm not sure who your nearest specialist is though.



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13 Aug 2009, 6:59 pm

pensieve wrote:
Because at 14 years old autism just seems to disappear? :roll:
That's pretty much bull that if someone 'survives' to 14 that they can pretty much cope with their day to day life. I'm 23 and I barely have adequate self help skills.
And to answe your question you can be diagnosed passed 14 years. I think Daniel Tammet was diagnosed when he was 21 or 22. I was diagnosed at 22.


I agree. I'm also 23 and was diagnosed at 22. I depend on my parents for a lot of things (cooking, laundry, etc.).



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14 Aug 2009, 12:23 pm

I'm still waiting to hear from the NAS.

I think the argument is that if your AS was severe enough for diagnosis to be helpful, they would have spotted it earlier. If you've managed to go undiagnosed up until the age of fourteen, then you obviously have enough skills and resources to cope with the big wide world.

Trouble is my mother didn't want me 'labelled' and so didn't get me diagnosed. I'm currently struggling to get in to the world of work, and struggling with social skills.

I think I may have to be pushy. My idea is that I will book another appointment with my GP and ask what is happening. I'm going to ask to be referred again, and say that if it's not possible then I'd like to be put on anti-depressants and referred to a shrink. If I'm not on the spectrum then I must have some other major problem, so if they aren't willing to invest any effort/money in ASD then they will just have to invest it in whatever they think IS wrong with me. Is that pushy enough do you think?


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14 Aug 2009, 12:50 pm

Pfft, there are still lot of adults out there who are undiagnosed. I mean the word wasn't around when they were kids so how could they possibly get diagnosed? Some kids still get diagnosed late past the age of 14 because for some reason doctors couldn't find what exactly the kid has so he or she is left undiagnosed. I heard about the surfer and he wasn't diagnosed till he was 18 I think and for years his mother has tried to find out what he had because she knew he was different but no doctor could find what he had and then she finally brought him to California and promised him this was the last doctor he will see and this time the doctor had the right answer. He said he had AS.


So just because AS doesn't get spotted at an early age doesn't mean it wasn't that bad because it doesn't get caught if people don't know what to look for and if doctors have never heard of AS, they aren't going to catch it, same as the parents and the teachers.