Adult outcomes in the population

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18-24, diagnosed ASD, Outcome = Restricted
Still living with my parents, financially dependent, unemployed, no higher education, I have no friends but plenty of old acquaintances.

[1] 125, tested earlier this year
[2] 35
[3] NCEA lvl 3 (NZ secondary school qualification)
[4] NA
[5] NA
[6] Unemployed
[7] Not living independently
[8] Never, but not averse to the idea
[9] Never been in a relationship
[10] Restricted
[11] 18-24
[12] Apparently I have "severe ASD" but I don't even know what that means. Diagnosed age 21, after numerous misdiagnoses.

I'm 34. I chose "Fair" because even though I live on my own and am in school I feel extremely insecure about both of them and am not always convinced they will both last.

[1] 130ish
[2] 36
[3] college, 1 semester of grad school
[4] BA Psychology
[5] graduated college @ age 33
[6] not employed.
[7] 32
[8] I have been but they were not good b/c I didn't understand myself and let people take advantage of me.
[9] 16
[10] Fair
[11] 25+
[12] ASD, diagnosed

[1] Never tested
[2] 24
[3] College degree
[4] Economics ("licenciatura" - 4 years of college)
[5] Never failed any year of school
[6] I earn by my degree, but my tasks are bellow that
[7] 31 y.o.
[8] Yes
[9] N/A
[10] Good
[11] +18
[12] Undiagnosed ASD

Alright, here are some more summary statistics based on those who have responded to the questions at the OP of this thread as of the late morning hours of 12/29/2012 (N=33) and what they mean:

2/14 (14.3%) of the ASD young adult group (18-24.9 years old) and 9/19 (47.4%) of the ASD full adult group (25+ years old) were living independently as defined by the OP. Using the appropriate kind of test, it has been shown that these proportions are different from each other in the sense that a higher proportion of ASD full adults were living independently than that of ASD young adults. But that is to be expected considering that people, in general and not limited to those with ASDs, tend to become more financially independent and more capable of caring for themselves as they grow older and the fact that young adults, in general, are usually still in the process of becoming officially independent in terms of finance and self-care.

For those who self-reported that they were living independently (as defined by the OP) (N=11), the mean age of becoming officially independent (as defined by the OP) would be 24.55 years with a standard deviation of 6.15 years. This is not different from a general expectation that sometime in a person's early adult life, one (regardless of whether or not that person has an ASD) would be able to live independently (as defined by the OP) in terms of finance and self-care.

For those who self-reported that they were currently not in a romantic relationship (N=20), a fair proportion (35%) of ASD adults (young + full) have expressed interest in getting into a romantic relationship.

For those who self-reported that they were or had been in a romantic relationship in the past and their age when they first got into such a relationship (N=19), the mean age of first getting into such a relationship would be 18.26 years with a standard deviation of 2.42 years. This is not different from a general expectation that people (includes both people with non-ASDs and people with ASDs) tend to have their first romantic relationship sometime in-between their mid- to late-teens and early twenties.

3-4 friends. None are close, though.
Going to Carnegie Mellon, so successful upper education awaits
1. Officially tested at 3-5 years old, declared null. Somewhere between 125-145 (I'll go with 130)
2. 32 or 35
3. High School Diploma
4. Working on it - Engineering Undeclared (Likely Mechanical)
5. NA
6. NA
7. NA
8. I would love to have a relationship. However, seems impossible to find someone who has a natural spirituality and wonder. The world is beautiful.
9. Never been in a romantic relationship. Used to have more friends, but threw both them and any possible romance out the window for my school's pet projects. Stupid, I know. Ironic how stupid intelligent people can be, no?
10. Outcome Good. Satisfaction with outcome: Negative
11. Age group 18-24
12. Diagnosed Aspergers around 4 or 5 years old.
Blast, this thing started to make me Melancholy. Well, best to laugh it off

1. 99th percentile (136 WAIS).

2. 31

3. University

4. MSc Biology, Propedeutics Fine Arts, Classical Guitar and Cultural History. Currently studying for BA Cultural History (credited courses) and Physics with Udacity (not credited)

5. 7 years

6. Retired/disabled, but doing volunteer work at the level I'm qualified for.

7. 18, but moved back home after a bad breakdown. Fully employed at 25, home owner at 30.

9. 18

10. Good

11. 25+

12. Undiagnosed

[1] 147 (IQ is a very biased and inaccurate test)
[2] 39
[3] Associate's degree
[4] Associate in Applied Science: Electronics and Computer Technology
[5] achieved at age 26
[6] currently underemployed, but in
[7] n/a
[8] yes
[9] 18
[10] failed miserably
[11] 25+
[12] Undiagnosed ASD, diagnosed ADHD

There are so many high IQs here.

Excuse me, but what does '/' mean in this sentence: "[C] Having at least 2 friends/steady romantic relationship. "? 'AND' or 'OR'?

[1] I stopped telling people years ago. No good can come of it.
[2] 42
[3][4] MA in English
[5] Six years, not counting the two times I switched majors and the four year child-rearing "vacation".
[6] I can't keep a job at all. Mind you, that is "my potential", as far as I can tell.
[7] N/A, I'm a parasite.
[8] [9] First boyfriend at 17.
[10] 3.
[11] 2
[12] 1

[1] Most recent official IQ score - WAIS IV 127
[2] Most recent Autism Spectrum Quotient Test score - 40
[3] Highest level of education achieved - Master's degree
[4] Degree achieved and in what field (only applies to those who attended community college or above after high school and graduated) - Master of Business Administration / Economist
[5] How long did it take you to achieve your highest degree? - 3 years
[6] If employed, are you employed up to your potential? (i.e. the job you currently have requires the highest degree you hold). - No, but not far off. Master's is not required.
[7] If living independently, at what age did you move out and start living on your own? - At 26.
[8] If you never have been in a romantic relationship, are you interested in getting into one? - n/a
[9] If you have ever been in a romantic relationship, how old were you when you first got into one? - I was 36 years old.
[10] Outcome - Very Good, according to your definition. I disagree. See previous point. Still not in relationship, long term, or otherwise.
[11] Age Group - 25+
[12] Diagnosis Group - PDD-NOS