Have you ever diagnosed an aspie in the wild?

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I have. There's a woman at my therapy group who I believe is totally aspie. I raised my supsicion, and it was about as welcome as a colossal fart in a lift.

Anyone else done this? What was the reaction?

no, for the same reason I don't diagnosis other conditions

I said this to one person once. He just ignored me - I was pretty drunk at the time. He totally fits the bill though: Monotone voice, weird stare, only talks subjects, works with computers...

Since I've been diagnosed I'm seeing it everywhere, a couple of acquaintances, a guy I used to work with, a woman at the local shop etc.

I can spot an aspie from miles away.

only my brother, because his girlfriend has 'diagnosed' him ADD, which he is not and has never, ever been. It really is a thorn in my side. She has him going to therapy for it and the whole nine yards. He may even be on pills for it, for all I know, she has him so wrapped. I have had plenty of suspicions but never told anyone else, though I have discussed it with people if they themselves brought it up. With my brother he is such a textbook case I felt it was okay to tell him.

I've only done this with family. My mother didn't care for me telling her she has some AS traits. My evil little grandmother blew me off when I told her I believe she has Aspergers. If she doesn't want to understand herself better before she dies, there's nothing I can do, I tried. Although I'm seeing it in people I come in contact with. I don't say anything to them. It seems like there are a lot of people who believe that people who have Autism are only LFA and they don't care to find out anything else about it.

A wild aspie is isomorphic to a cat, so yes, I have diagnosed many wild aspies!

Yeah, I can kinda tell who may have it. I don't point it out for that very reason though, because it's rude to point out and people don't take kindly to it.

Having just read the title, I had a picture in my head of a psychologist cutting through a jungle to get to a village in the middle of nowhere to diagnose the residents.
Taking things literally?

Sorry for splitting hairs, but do you mean, "have I ever suspected a person was an aspie?" or do you mean, "have I ever suspected someone was an aspie, and it turned out they were diagnosed (or they were diagnosed later)?"

I'm pretty sure someone I know well is an aspie. However, he has not been diagnosed, and since he's not interested, he may never be. For those of you who have already posted, does it turn out the people you spot are actually diagnosed?

I have found that people, by and large, are only open to knowing the truth about themselves when they are ready for it. Pointing out to them, what may or may not be an accurate truth, before they are ready, will not get you a thank you.

So, no. I no longer come out and tell anyone, even people very close to me, anything like, "I think you may have such and such". It doesn't work. People are resistant by nature. What I do in some cases, is lead them down a path of information. If they relate, then great. If not, then well, it's their life.

I've seen little kids who could have it.

How can you ever be sure? I've known people for years before I found out they had AS, and I never suspected it.