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Nikki82
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26 May 2011, 10:39 pm

I have a bunch of diagnosis and under it says GAF 60 does anyone have a GAF score if they were tested?



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26 May 2011, 11:40 pm

60 is pretty normal for Asperger's. Mine's usually in the 40s or 50s, but has been anywhere from 20s to 80s.

GAF is "global assessment of functioning". It's a scale that asks how you are coping in your present environment with your present resources, and changes throughout your lifespan. It's not perfect, but I find it to be one of the more useful scales. The interesting thing is that it's possible to have a very low GAF and still be quite happy. Well, unless it's low because you're suicidal.


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26 May 2011, 11:50 pm

Here's a scale with instructions.

http://www.newavenuesonline.com/provide ... aspx?id=45

I think mine is 21-50 depending on the situation - like all those years I was preoccupied with suicidal thoughts. Right now I think I may be in the high 30s/low 40s. I seem to be better at saying what I want to say than I was when I responded to the earlier thread.

A couple of threads about it earlier this year:

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt151076.html

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt151095.html