level of education and diagnosis poll

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Not professionally diagnosed with an ASD + some HS

dx'ed early 2000s, school of hard knocks.

Not professionally diagnosed and have a masters degree, wheres my option?

Jason

Diagnosed and Abitur, waiting to get into university. Aiming for a Bachelor (and most likely Master) of Arts Erziehungswissenschaften (educational science).

No idea what to vote.

You know there's a few really important pieces of information you're not asking here?

Level of education doesn't really reveal much without knowing (1) how old we are, (2) How old we were when we achieved our level of education, and (3) how old we were when diagnosed or first realized we are on the spectrum.

That is a lot to digest, but level of education alone really doesn't suggest a whole lot without the rest of the picture.

I was undiagnosed for 49 years. Graduated High School in 1978, but didn't earn my two year degree until the age of 48.

That tells a very different story from "30 years old, diagnosed at age 6, earned my graduate degree by age 26."

Or, "24, diagnosed at age 14, Bachelor's by age 23."

See what I mean?

Granted, the forum's poll function doesn't allow for enough options to do that, but the poll function isn't a very good tool anyway. Asking the questions in your post would work, plus you can edit it when people find missing options in it. You can't edit the poll function once it's posted.

Poll fixed.

I sort of fear getting diagnosed.

I have a B.A. in Accounting, I am a CPA & CGMA. I studied for a Masters which amounted to three years of Seminary studying Philosophy. I did not finish, I also studying for a MBA but quite after two years. I hated group work and I could not justify 80% or more of my grade being based on group work unless the certificate would have all of our names on it - what is the point?

Oh yeah, education - everyday is an education and I hope it never ends.

B

To actually do the elaboration that people are discussing now.

Age 22; Bachelor's degree (double major) at age 20; Formal diagnosis at age 22, knew about Asperger's since age 13; Goal is to go back to grad school, hope to get a PhD, but need to deal with getting recommendations and standardized testing and such now that I can actually get the necessary accommodations. Have been taking a non-purposeful break after the bachelor's degree to deal with medical things, both physically, and mental health, after I had a very hard year while I was 19.

I have.....

One A.A. in liberal arts.

By May I will have an A.S. in aircraft maintenance technology.

I'm aiming to eventually get yet another A.S. in emergency medical services in about another two years.

XFilesGeek: many associates degreees, no bachelors degrees (which is largely the result of having a 60 hour work week and a eternally changing schedule)..

DXed with Aspergers at 26.

Nothing wrong with several AA degrees from a community college.
There are many things you can learn at a technical school with a two year degree that can put you on equal earning terms to a four year degree.

I went to a community college for two years and they to a very small Catholic University for two years. It was affordable, no one has ever asked about my degree. OK, it isn't no Ivy League school but I don't think my career would have been any different if I paid another 40K to say I graduated from so in so college.

B

I currently have a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering and I am working on getting my PhD in Biostatistics.