What is the most common type of autism?

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Alex, your link didn't work.

I've heard of Carly before, but who is Amanda?

It makes sense that PDDNOS would be the largest group seeing as how it that is everyone who is on the spectrum that doesn't fit into the neat little box of Aspergers or classic Autism. I've read before that Aspergers is more rare than classic Autism; however, I read in a recent study that showed Aspergers is actually more common, it just hasn't been diagnosed more often yet because it is newer. It does occur more often in the population though.

For whoever said Tourettes: that is definitely not on the spectrum. TS is something else entirely, though people can have both an ASD and TS. *EDIT: just saw this was already corrected, and responded to.*

Also, it is important to note that Rett's is being removed from the spectrum, so I do not refer to that as an ASD anymore.




HFA is ambiguous. It can mean a variety of things. It could be someone with classic autism who is on the high-functioning end of the spectrum. Or it could be someone with another ASD such as PDDNOS or Aspergers which both fall on the high-functioning end of the spectrum. There is NO disorder called HFA. It is not AD, AS, PDDNOS, and HFA. It is JUST AD, AS, and PDDNOS. HFA can officially be in any of those three categories depending on what definition the psych is using for it. You CAN have classic autism and be HFA. That is likely the case with you. You qualified for a classic autism diagnosis as a child, but maybe you were more severe back then (I am not saying LFA, just more severe than today). If you qualified back then for classic autism, then you have classic autism, but would be high-functioning today. It is a term used by psychs, but it is not an official diagnostic term. Do not believe this? All you need to do is look in the DSM for HFA diagnostic criteria. Trust me, you will NOT find it in there! That does not mean that the psychs will not use it to help them classify you and clarify where you are on the spectrum. When I was diagnosed, I was told I am high-functioning as opposed to low-functioning, but that I have moderate classic autism.

Can you have aspergers but not be high functioning?

I think Aspergers, by definition, is on the high-functioning end of the spectrum. That being said, high-functioning does NOT mean mild, and there can be people with very mild Aspergers and those with severe Aspergers.

Can aspergers ever impact your life like autism & can it ever mean you can't take buses or be fairly independent. I mean of course with still having the basics.

Can aspergers ever impact your life like autism & can it ever mean you can't take buses or be fairly independent. I mean of course with still having the basics.

Maybe those with very severe aspergers.
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Is this just out of curiousity or is it for yourself? Because one thing is for certain, you can't TECHNICALLY go from classic autism to aspergers. Some people do get re-diagnosed later on simply because they were misdiagnosed in the first place, but if you truly qualified for classic autism as a child, then you would still have it as an adult (or as an almost-adult! ) But people have gone from moderate classic autism to much more improved symptoms as they got older due to therapy and learning/coping mechanisms. My diagnosis changed, but that was only because I was misdiagnosed to begin with.

My symptoms don't fit that well with AS, for one thing; my ability to learn is still bellow my age even now as it isn't with aspergers is it?

Can aspergers ever impact your life like autism & can it ever mean you can't take buses or be fairly independent. I mean of course with still having the basics.