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04 Jan 2016, 11:19 am

Has anyone been diagnosed for Autism in later years between 50-70 for instances and lives in the U.S.A.? If you have did you or family members have to give the psychiatrist a documentation of all of your traits? And at that age were your required to take some sort of test as well?



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04 Jan 2016, 11:27 am

I was screened in 2014 (age 52) and diagnosed in 2015 (age 53). Being from Utah, ground-zero for genealogy, everybody grows up knowing which life records are to be kept. I arrived at my diagnosis with several documents including my "baby book" which showed some autistic characteristics in my early childhood (age two years and older) including neologisms, toe-walking and routines. The diagnosticians referred to the evidence of characteristics, but didn't really need it because I completed the ADOS-2 module 4 (adult) test that looks for its own evidence regardless of age.


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04 Jan 2016, 11:29 am

I was diagnosed at age 55. I took a number of tests and the clinician conducted a structured interview with my sister.


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04 Jan 2016, 5:23 pm

I was diagnosed last year at 47. My family was not questioned or involved in any way because I knew that they would just be in denial so I told the psychologist that it was not worth asking them anything. I provided all the notes and photographs from my childhood and provided notes from my own memories. I was also given the full 8 hour battery of tests.


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04 Jan 2016, 5:46 pm

skibum wrote:
I was diagnosed last year at 47. My family was not questioned or involved in any way because I knew that they would just be in denial so I told the psychologist that it was not worth asking them anything. I provided all the notes and photographs from my childhood and provided notes from my own memories. I was also given the full 8 hour battery of tests.


8 hours of testing? What kind of tests did they give you? Just curious. I called the office where I'm suppose to be assessed earlier and the lady told me to bring in my documentation to be on the safe side. My documentation is very detailed because I've always been acutely aware of my traits along with my other conditions such as OCD and Bipolar 1. But, I will put some photos from my childhood in my folder as well.



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04 Jan 2016, 5:51 pm

AspieUtah wrote:
I was screened in 2014 (age 52) and diagnosed in 2015 (age 53). Being from Utah, ground-zero for genealogy, everybody grows up knowing which life records are to be kept. I arrived at my diagnosis with several documents including my "baby book" which showed some autistic characteristics in my early childhood (age two years and older) including neologisms, toe-walking and routines. The diagnosticians referred to the evidence of characteristics, but didn't really need it because I completed the ADOS-2 module 4 (adult) test that looks for its own evidence regardless of age.


May I ask what are some of the questions they ask you on the ADOS-2 test and how long did it take them to give you this test?



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04 Jan 2016, 6:51 pm

My husband was diagnosed at 50.

I had to fill out a form. I've known him since age 19.

A first degree relative filling out the form/ or something like an IEP/behavior study/any testing that occurred from 0-12 had to be submitted. It had to be someone that knew you as a young child. My husband's mother filled it out. She is on the spectrum and is oblivious to every thing people wise. It was a hoot reading it.

The psych would not do the study without something from early childhood. A report card. He even would accept home videos.

My husband had 5 hours of testing and the interviews.